Kenneth Lay Quotes

Leadership is all about people … and getting the most out of people.

As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing out the best in people.

Getting results through people is a skill that cannot be learned in the classroom.

I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.

The ability to connect and influence people, that's the job of a leader. And we're all leaders at some level.

In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.

A lot of it is "how do you work with people". How do you get people to work with you and do wonderful things.

You don't win with X's and O's. What you win with is people.

I'm a real people person and I'm very sensitive, and I've just noticed how other actors that I've worked with, as an actor, take direction from people.

Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.

Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.

Leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.

I learned a lot, in terms of inspiring people. It became very clear to me, very early on, that directing a movie was a lot like being in a theater company.

The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders - people who not only have enormous amounts of energy, but who can energize those whom they lead.

Some of the most successful people managers are also the best listeners.

I understand how to read people, and nurture them and guide them, and let them be free to do what they want to do.

We will have to learn to lead people rather then to contain them.

Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation - and about fundamental relations with one's fellows.

I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.

To be a great leader of people - inspire them to follow you, not your rules.

To truly lead one's people, one must also truly know them.

You will only succeed if you know that what you are doing is right and you know how to bring out the best in people.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.