Leadership Paradox Quotes

I must follow them. I am their leader.

The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly.

Failure in the management of practical affairs seems to be a qualification for success in the management of public affairs.

A truly intelligent person is the dumbest person on the team he is leading.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

The greatest slave in a kingdom is generally the king of it.

I must follow them. I am their leader.

One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.

Obama isn't just too big to fail. He's too big to know. Obama is so vital to the country and to the world, he must be kept out of the loop in order to save him from his failed presidency.

I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That's a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.

Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you're setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones.

We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.

Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church.

I've decided I don't want to be a manager. Every time you try to be responsive to your employees, they say you're being reactive and not proactive. And when you try to be proactive, they accuse you of being capricious and arbitrary. So I don't wanna be a manager.

I surpassed all others in authority, but I had no more power than the others who were also my colleagues in office.