William Dow Quotes

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

I do tend to be a leader in situations in my own life.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

I've always been a leader my whole life. I've always led. I didn't know how to do anything else.

In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are 'ridiculously in charge,' then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.

Being responsible, I will direct, and will be responsible for nothing that I do not direct.

There is only one way to respond to the issue of leadership and that is to lead.

I've always tried to be a leader.

It is important to have leadership groups, but at the end of the day I need to be taking the call because I'm responsible for the team and I should know exactly what I'm doing and I believe in that.

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

If you don't want responsibility, don't sit in the big chair. To be successful, you must accept full responsibility

Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.

If Moses had operated through committees the Israelites never would have got across the Red Sea.

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

When placed in command, take charge.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

Great presidents, and even those not so great, never complained about the hands they were dealt. Just the opposite. They assumed they were in the big chair to meet big challenges, no matter how difficult.

Decisions are made by those who show up.

If nothing is to be done in the given situation, he must invent plausible reasons for doing nothing; and if something must be done, he must suggest the something. The unpardonable sin is to propose nothing, when action is imperative.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

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

A day may sink or save a realm.

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.