Storm Reid Quotes

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

I can't be everywhere, but I'm always in one of my kitchens, and hopefully I'm motivating and inspiring.

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

Phillip Noyce was not just good to me but an inspiration to me.

When the gaffer believes in you, there is nothing better.

My mentor said, 'Let's go do it', not 'You go do it'. How powerful when someone says, 'Let's!'

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

All the directors that I've had the opportunity to work with are fantastic.

I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.

I like to be supportive and a role model.

I've always found it not only easy, but enjoyable. It's necessary for us to reach out and I'm speaking for myself here. I certainly have a sense of responsibility to reach out to these people in the theatre who might look to someone like me for some guidance.

I try to develop others. I get a great deal of joy out of helping people who, over the years, I've spent a lot of time mentoring - and just trying to get them to another level.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

Transformed people transform people.

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.

I don't mind sacrifice. I don't mind discipline. But a good coach allows people to blossom. I've seen that. I didn't have it.

My drive is other people's success.

It would be a joy for me if someone who was working with me became a big success.

If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.

Leadership does not mean domination

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.

Leadership is service to others.

I am there for the athletes I coach.