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> [Leadership is not about sitting and presiding, it's about a going somewhere. To be buoyant, you must not only ignite passion around a common quest, you must also mobilize your team to take a journey with you toward a common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/leadership-is-not-about-sitting-and-presiding-it-s-about-a-going/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

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## More by Kevin Allen

> [It is so easy to "calibrate" -that is, given the pressures on a smaller company to redefine in less ambitious terms- that which you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/it-is-so-easy-to-calibrate-that-is-given-the-pressures-on-a-smaller/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [Maintaining patience, being generous, and helping your peers takes time, and no small amount of emotional fortitude. But it brings an exponential difference in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/maintaining-patience-being-generous-and-helping-your-peers-takes-time/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [At the end of the day it's really easy to be a great leader when things are going well. The real test, whether or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/at-the-end-of-the-day-it-s-really-easy-to-be-a-great-leader-when/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [Mr. Churchill connected truly to what was in the hearts of the British people, which is what a buoyant leader does. One of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/mr-churchill-connected-truly-to-what-was-in-the-hearts-of-the-british/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [The phrases and language used everyday in an organization can in fact affect the way your team makes decisions and conducts themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/the-phrases-and-language-used-everyday-in-an-organization-can-in-fact/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [As a sensitive and highly intuitive person in the command-and-control corporate world, I always felt miscast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/as-a-sensitive-and-highly-intuitive-person-in-the-command-and-control/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [When your people have determined that you understand their lies in their hearts and are dedicated to their functional wellbeing, they will compensate for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/when-your-people-have-determined-that-you-understand-their-lies-in/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [For so long, companies were run using a command-and-control, 'top down' hierarchical method that involved dictating down the command chain and maintaining order. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/for-so-long-companies-were-run-using-a-command-and-control-top-down/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [First, define your credo- the belief system of the organization. Secondly, define your real ambition, or where do you want to go as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/first-define-your-credo-the-belief-system-of-the-organization/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [Leadership is not about sitting and presiding, it's about a going somewhere. To be buoyant, you must not only ignite passion around a common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/leadership-is-not-about-sitting-and-presiding-it-s-about-a-going/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [You can't mobilize people and connect with them authentically when they can't see the true you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/you-can-t-mobilize-people-and-connect-with-them-authentically-when/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [I believe that the establishment of a real ambition, a powerfully galvanizing and exciting vision of what a group is setting out to create,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/i-believe-that-the-establishment-of-a-real-ambition-a-powerfully/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [As buoyancy is not contrary to other characteristics of leadership, including decisiveness, accountability and performance standards, I don't ever think it can be self-defeating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/as-buoyancy-is-not-contrary-to-other-characteristics-of-leadership/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [The secret is to be prepared, to draw on the strengths of the people around you, and most importantly, to instill confidence that your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/the-secret-is-to-be-prepared-to-draw-on-the-strengths-of-the-people/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

> [Once you demonstrate to your team that you put them on the same plane of priority as yourself, you will create an environment, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-allen/once-you-demonstrate-to-your-team-that-you-put-them-on-the-same-plane/)

[Kevin Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-allen/)

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