Jeremy Corbyn Quotes

What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.

I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

We should never pretend to know what we don't know, we should not feel ashamed to ask and learn from people below, and we should listen carefully to the views of the cadres at the lowest levels. Be a pupil before you become a teacher; learn from the cadres at the lower levels before you issue orders.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.

The most important thing is that you treat everybody incredibly well and lead with a bit of humility. I've found that when I go into a company to lead, it's important to have a plan and to make that plan a simple one that everybody can understand.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

You can't manage by memo. You can't stand up there and just send out edicts. I think you just gotta really personalize your relationships.

To be an effective leader and make sound decisions, you must be able to gather data by seeking out diverse perspectives and be willing to consider points of view other than your own.

You can learn a little bit from everybody, so you should be able to work a bit with everybody.

I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.

We must lead, but we must listen.

The beauty of having your ego checked as many times as my ego was checked in Newark made me recognize how much I needed other people who were very different than me in order to get big things done.

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.

We have to be leaders and sacrifice our own egos and be humble and go in and figure out what their values are, and then speak to those values.

Working together on solving something requires a high level of humility and a high level of self-awareness.

I always say, as a leader, you've got to know when to get out of the way.

I'm a coachable person. I don't like to lead myself. I've been taught by great people, and I was able to listen to them.

You have to be open to other people's ideas, and you can't be too married to your own.

Remember, presidents and bishops, that the callings of your associates are just as divinely inspired as is yours, and they are therefore entitled to inspiration in their specific responsibilities. Lean upon them. Learn from them. Love them. Listen to them.

A good leader needs to know how to follow.

A good leader is always looking for people smarter and more experienced than they are. If you are the smartest one in the room, then you are stupid.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.