Tzipi Livni Quotes

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

I can only say that I have good personal relations with all secretaries of state with whom I have a chance to work.

We had kind of a rocky start, but I spent a lot of time working with the President and handing him statistics and showing him what we were doing as we went along and kind of saying to him, you know, this is really important.

The amount of trust and bandwidth that you build up working with someone for five, seven, 10 years? It's just awesome. I care about openness and connectedness in a global sense.

I think that's one of the most difficult things in any marriage - in order to build anything, you must be together. You can't build anything over the telephone.

Human relationships are at the core of political success.

Ninety-nine percent of the time, if you're straight with the press, they'll be straight with you.

I have seen the president and Secretary Tillerson work together. They work very well together. They talk through things. And then they manage it properly.

I've had deals over the years where I just haven't had good chemistry with the person across the table from me, so I've said to one of my brothers, 'You know what, you will be more effective than I will.' And that takes a level of confidence.

Professional people build relationships by doing the work together.

Employees who can't trust their leader to be vulnerable are not going to be vulnerable and build trust with one another.

I am open with the players, with my media officer, and also the media.

My quarterbacks have to be a member of my family, and that has nothing to do with football. Trust is everything. We have to connect on a deep level in order to really be able to build something together.

When leaders choose to burn bridges instead of build them, they sacrifice their ability to do their jobs.

My mum always told me 95 per cent of success was partnering well.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

If the employees fundamentally trust the C.E.O., then communications will be vastly more efficient than if they don't. Telling things as they are is a critical part of building this trust.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing.

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

I've always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust.

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.