I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.
I think you need to be intentional at times about your leadership - where you're eating lunch, who you're interacting with, making guys feel like you're interested in what they're doing. If it's authentic, then it's going to be an easy conversation and easy hangout time.
Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door.
It's a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I'm not going to drop the ball on my shift.
There's no one on this earth taken less seriously in a leadership context than a young woman - everything is against you.
We have a world minus a whole lot of talent that has stepped out of contention for leadership, only because they don't want to seem too aggressive, too smart, unattractive, or too male.
Many kids in Central Virginia do not see leadership in Silicon Valley that looks like them - we can start turning that around by inspiring our students to reach for a career in any of the many U.S. industries that will rely on emerging technologies and STEM innovation in the years to come.
For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement's voice.
In the conversation about women in leadership, male voices are noticeably absent.
For women to achieve equal representation in leadership roles, it's important that they have the backing of men as well as women.
In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.
The art of leadership... consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that attention.
I attended Florida State University on an academic and leadership scholarship, changed my major from biology to broadcasting, and transferred to the University of South Carolina for my last two years.
I think Chinese leadership is trying to tell the world they have another set of logic or reasoning or values which are different from yours. Of course, I don't think they believe that. It's just an argument that's made when you can't confront the truth and facts. They really want to maintain power.
I am humble enough to understand there are many people who know much more than I do on many subjects, so I listen to them. Integrity is also critical to leadership, so I believe there must always be alignment between what you think, say, and do.
Leadership is more than just managing economic reforms. Leadership means giving broad direction, take up challenges which other people cannot do.
I have always believed women have so many natural leadership qualities. They just need opportunities and access.
The FCC, under my leadership, will stand for the First Amendment.
I admire Modi's leadership and his ideology.
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.
I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.
Leadership demands that we make tough choices.
It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.
An important part of leadership is being able to hold two things in your mind at once: Dealing with the reality, whatever it may be, and focus on hope for the future. Any leader helping an organization through challenges needs to be able to do both.
Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.
Since joining the U.S. House of Representatives in November of 2006, I have strongly supported Speaker Nancy Pelosi. I have the utmost respect for her, and I believe the Democrats were able to accomplish a great deal under her leadership.
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor. Those are jobs that are available. They are open and they are good paying jobs. The government as a whole has been actually retrenching under President Clinton's leadership.
I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.
We need to make sure we're creating spaces to create new leaders and new types of leadership.
The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the person's life and teach them principles of real solid manhood, character, integrity and leadership, the more consistent you can be in the person's life and teach them those things at a younger age, and then the better off they'll be.
Leadership is about being a servant first.
Despite the characterization of some that teaching is an easy job, with short hours and summers off, the fact is that successful, dedicated teachers in the U.S. work long hours for little pay and, in many cases, insufficient support from their leadership.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.
Leadership is a position where you want to create the opportunity to inspire people to walk along beside you, not listen to what you say.
Managers have different leadership styles and ways to go about their business. But in the end it doesn't matter if the manager is old-fashioned, old school or always looking towards the future.
Leaders have to act more quickly today. The pressure comes much faster.
But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.
Our leadership principles often have tension in them. And I think that's actually a good thing and it makes sense.
I think you need a leadership team that is absolutely ravenous to get at the truth.
The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed over the years. But for some reason, the last thing to change is the structure of leadership.
Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.
Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.
Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.
The union is much more than me, and when you think the union is you and it's not about who you represent, I think you've sort of lost your morals and focus and the purpose of your leadership.
I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership and vision.
I have always admired the innovation and impact Apple products and services have on people's lives and hope in some small way I can help contribute to the company's continued success and leadership in changing the world.