Suzan DelBene Quotes

I can see that when I talk, guys listen.

If you're a coach, you've got to have a lot of confidence in what you're doing. Your egos are so large that you know it all anyway if you're a coach.

At one point, people are going to have to realize that maybe I know what I'm doing.

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

There's an excitement to officiating a well-played game. A lot of discretion, a lot of judgment comes into play.

The coin of the realm of leadership is trust and confidence.

A leader with no doubts leads badly.

You must be confident and on top of all the plays you call.

When your teammates trust you to make the right play, your confidence is building as every game goes on.

When I'm in the huddle, it is my huddle, and I mean, that's how it needs to operate.

Some people confuse confidence with arrogance. There's no doubt in the business world there are a few big egos and I think arrogance can get in the way. But if you have the confidence to go to your higher superior and say this is wrong, it can make a difference.

I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.

As far as the fouls go, we are not going to rely on anyone else to make the calls for us.

You have to make some hard decisions when you're speaker.

I am very clear with people that I am willing and able to make tough choices, and I will do that.

I'm a leader.

When you're not playing, it is difficult to feel that you are the leader of the team.

I know how to lead.

I'm very tough. Come to a council meeting, and you'll see it.

When I talk, people listen.

I have never been afraid of being in charge, whether I have been coach, manager or caretaker.

That is the great thing about policing, you do have a lot of responsibility very early and you have got to make decisions, sometimes life and death decisions, very quickly and there is something about putting a uniform on and thinking 'people are looking to me to make decisions and to look after them' that makes you feel capable.

At Accenture, we are visibile, and I feel when you are visible - when people are watching you - you need to speak up.

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

I think that I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And I'll tell you right now that I'm gonna think I'm a better political director than my political director.