I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure- which is: try to please everybody.

The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to defeat than the...

He was responsible for administering an army that lacked time-tested procedures and routinized policies, so every decision became an improvisational act.

An honorable leader must demonstrate a willingness to reveal his or her ‘inner self’ to their team. It builds trust and trust is essential. It’s also a sign of strength and authenticity, and people are...

He who want to be served must first know how to serve.

When an actor reaches down into his emotional well and pulls up a deeply personal response, the audience can sense something special is going on. They may not know exactly what they’re seeing, but they...

You will never find your way, by keeping doors closed.

As far as I can tell, kids are called bossy when they behave in a dictatorial and domineering fashion. They’re called bossy when they try to order people around and refuse to listen to authority...

You only get inspired, if you are willing to.

Implore yourself to continue to Action Past Your Devil’s Advocate.

Stop Destroying Shareholder Value

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor. That sums up the progress...

I want to change the world and I used to think I needed to do some big, significant thing. More recently I see this can be accomplished one relationship at a time.

Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan.[News conference, April 21 1961]

The only day you should never write and achieve your goals is when the day ends with the letter y.

One of the things I’ve learned about vision is people will grab it mentally or, have a crab mentality.

Take a guy who can walk on water, who can raise people from the dead, who can look at you and tell you what you had for breakfast…if a guy like that can’t find twelve...

Leaders must see the dream in their mind before they will accomplish the dream with their team.

Good governance is about nothing more or less than creating happiness. It really is that simple.

Leadership is not a title, a position or an Office but a function

High above the noise and fear mongering of critics and cynics softly speaks your true self.

Relax your fears, let your ambition take the wheel for a while; it’ll take you somewhere exciting that you’ve never been.

Too many leaders fancy themselves on being philosophers, but not enough pride themselves on decisive action.

I pride myself in being a technology innovator, so our specialty at Veeam is our laser-focused commitment to R&D, but you cannot build solid solutions without knowing what the goals are for your customers.

Trust. And be trusted.

the condition of leadership adds new degrees of solitariness to the basic solitude of mankind. Every order that we issue increases the extent to which we are alone, and every show of deference which is...

It [spiritual authority and leadership] is not won by promotion, but my many prayers and tears. It is attained by confession of sin, and much heart-searching and humbling before God; by self-surrender, a courageous sacrifice...

The question is not ‘Am I a leader?’ – the question is ‘What kind of leader am I?

To give value to others, you have to begin by valuing yourself.

Your inspiration taps hidden reserves of promise that sustain people through times that induce despair. You enable people to envision a future that sustains the best from their past while also holding out new possibilities.

21st century leaders will be growers, not knowers.

Rethink Your Success Mindset: With the right mindset, everything that you experience, along your journey towards success, is a blessing.

Lee assess a subordinate commander as “all lion; no fox.

Kennedy echoed Stanley Baldwin that a democracy is always two years behind a dictator.

The friendship between officers is tarnished by the need for one or another to be promoted. The kindness of a captain is predicated on the obedience and efficiency of his underlings.

Gamers can feel when developers are passionate about their games. They can smell it like a dog smells fear. Don’t be afraid to hold onto your unique vision: just be aware that it may not...

Judgment is a fickle minds product…A mind that doesn’t have the courage to see beyond what it knows..Waste of Mind, Time and all else..of others around them..

For once, let us practise intolerance……against violence!!

There’s got to be more to life than just living,” Foyle said to the robot.”Then find it for yourself, sir. Don’t ask the world to stop moving because you have doubts.””Why can’t we all move...

Hatred is the emotional price leaders must pay for getting love and honour.

I am hopeful because love overflows from my heart. Gratitude for beauty and life leads my way.

With leadership succession, families tend to focus on picking the next CEO. Families really need multiple leaders at all levels in their families and family businesses.

If you plan for failure, then you are expecting to fail. If you plan for success, you’ll be successful. Once you start making a ‘Plan B’, you distract from ‘Plan A’, and the moment you...

The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.

The trusted quality and power of the believed sponsor of your words will have a big impact on the power released in and through your words. You should have sufficient sponsorship to counter the kind...

Behaviours and habits are therefore the end result of the entire value chain and cannot be changed in a sustainable manner by scratching the surface – you have to dig deeper. This is why jail...

There remains unique questions calling for a unique mission like yours to answer – and that is your key to significance. Find them and be the answer.

There is more fulfilment when sharing with others than enjoying on your own – whatever success you achieve.

Your success must never be left to others. You must be able to visualize it and see it through your own eyes, whilst others assist you to see it better and make it clearer.

To ensure that we are leading with our feet firmly planted on the soil of what is, we must live by the seven commandments of current reality:Thou shalt not pretend.Though shalt not turn a blind...