Arthur Helps Quotes

I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.

Why was Effenberg a leader, because he was outspoken? Or because he had a certain presence on the pitch? When that's the criteria, OK, then maybe I have a different definition of what a leader is.

I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.

There's a time that may come in an organization where leading by influence is not enough. When things are not going the way they need to go, there's a time when one has to step up... to set the organization back on the right direction.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Leadership is influence.

Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence.

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that's where charisma comes from, from the leading.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way.

The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field.

Always, in every human action, there are leaders.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Leadership is an ever-evolving position.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.