Mike Krzyzewski Quotes

The best leaders adapt and are flexible with their situations. I try to be the same.

I think there is a big and significant difference between being a leader and being a manager-leaders lead from the heart. You have to be analytical and flexible. Flexibility is one of the key ingredients to being successful. If you feel like it's difficult to change, you will probably have a harder time succeeding.

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.

The ablest and most effective leaders do not hold to a single style; they may be highly supportive in personal relations when that is needed, yet capable of a quick, authoritative decision when the situation requires it.

Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think.

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Different times need different types of leadership.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you're working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective.

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.

Some of our finest leaders were not intellectuals at all, and I admire them enormously because they weren't. Harry Truman wasn't.

To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.

I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

One of my skills is knowing, 'This is where I'm needed, and this is how I'm needed and where I'm going to be in control and where I'm going to cede control and why.'

Superior leaders are willing to admit a mistake and cut their losses. Be willing to admit that you've changed your mind. Don't persist when the original decision turns out to be a poor one.

I don't want to be a leader that is one-dimensional or two-dimensional because he's not willing to be open.

I still feel that the kind of leader I want to be is one that spends time understanding our work in a way that allows me to translate it for policymakers and people who have real access to resources.

We're going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business - the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.

A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.