Americans must place greater emphasis on the more subtle dimensions of national power, such as innovation, education, the balance of force and diplomacy, and the quality of political leadership. Zbigniew Brzezinski Leadership
What's increasingly clear is that when you are open to a discussion of leadership, and you're relating it to your company, it is much easier to get people to become open. Kenneth Chenault Leadership
If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny. Mary Douglas Leadership
NPR editors and journalists found themselves caught in a game of trying to please a leadership team who did not want to hear stories on the air about conservatives, the poor, or anyone who didn't fit their profitable design of NPR as the official voice of college-educated, white, liberal-leaning, upper-income America. Juan Williams Leadership
Our discomfort with female leadership runs deep. We call little girls bossy. We never really call little boys bossy, because a boy is expected to lead, so it doesn't surprise or offend. Sheryl Sandberg Leadership
One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers. James Humes Leadership
The democratic idealist is prone to make light of the whole question of standards and leadership because of his unbounded faith in the plain people. Irving Babbitt Leadership
I know that millions of Americans from all walks of life agree with me that leadership does not mean putting the ear to the ground to follow public opinion, but to have the vision of what is necessary and the courage to make it possible. Shirley Chisholm Leadership
MoMA is one of the world's great cultural institutions with one of the world's premier Boards and Museum leadership. It is my distinct pleasure to work with such a talented and highly qualified group. I salute Bob Menschel for the high bar he has set and follow him in the position of Chairman with all the respect he has earned. Jerry Speyer Leadership
Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. Jesse Jackson Leadership
I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement - I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done. Sheryl Sandberg Leadership
Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique. James MacGregor Burns Leadership
I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests. Joyce Banda Leadership
Actions, such as the designation of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, spring from First Lady Michelle Obama's leadership of efforts to end childhood obesity within this generation. Richard Carmona Leadership
A revolutionary party is, in its essence, the party of its leader that carries out his ideology and cause, and the main thing in its building is to ensure the unitary character and inheritance of his ideology and leadership. Kim Jong-un Leadership
Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit of time. From the perspective of 20 years, not 20 days. Marco Rubio Leadership
Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character. Myles Munroe Leadership
As I've progressed in my career, I've come to appreciate - and really value - the other attributes that define a company's success beyond the P&L: great leadership, long-term financial strength, ethical business practices, evolving business strategies, sound governance, powerful brands, values-based decision-making. Ursula Burns Leadership
The truth is that no internal reviews or congressional hearings will change the Secret Service's broken management culture. It needs better leadership. Ronald Kessler Leadership