Trustworthy Leadership Quotes

You need a president whom you can trust, someone who will not steal your money, a president who is sincere, brave and just.

Leadership is about making people feel safe. When someone feels heard, they feel safe.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

If You are among the people, gain allies as does a man worthy of trust who reaches the heart. He who reaches the heart, does not vent his belly's speech.) He will himself become a man who commands, a man of means thanks to his behavior.

People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human.

Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.

George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe and trust.

The American people are complaining of a pitiful lack of leadership. No one offers any program which promises even a return of former good times, much less any that satisfies the people's legitimate demand for a new kind of prosperity, a stabilized prosperity — steady, trustworthy and sound.

Leaders who keep promises and followers who respond in kind create an opportunity generate enormous energy around their commitment to serve others.

The best thing you can give as a leader is a reason to trust. People want to trust. They're hungry for it. But they're selective. They'll only give it to a motivator, a communicator, a teacher, a real person. Someone who in good times and bad always does the right thing.

I want young people to ask me if I'm serious. Our young people have been lied to and misled for so long. When I stand on this soapbox, I want young people to ask me that because once they know I'm serious, they'll be willing to ride with me.

Authenticity is your most precious commodity as a leader.

Being on a Dick Wolf show is different than other shows. It's one of the most stable ships you can be on. You can count on the difficult decisions being made, which makes you, as an actor, feel more comfortable and relaxed.

I'm out talking about this company (General Electric) seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with nothing to hide. We're a 130-year-old company that has a great record of high-quality leadership and a culture of integrity.

What is important is a leader who can be trusted.

A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.

The first job of a leader-at work or at home-is to inspire trust. It's to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-trust interaction inspires creativity and possibility.

A trustworthy leader goes the extra mile to remedy strained relationships, even when it doesn't appear to be required.

As you know from the Italian expression, the fish stinks from the head down. What I can tell you two fish that don't stink, okay, and that's me and the President.

I think leadership of any kind requires trust and transparency and voters should demand no less from their political leadership in government.

A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.

I think the working men and women are getting hammered right now. They want someone they can trust to stand with them. And part of the reason so many conservatives are uniting behind our campaign is, I'm the only one who led the battle against amnesty, has led the battle to secure the borders, has led the battle for the working men and women of this country.

The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility. People must be able to trust you.

I want a church I can stay in for years. I don't want surprises, scandals, or secrets from my church leaders.

Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.