Leadership Quote by Martin Linsky ““the word “lead” has an Indo-European root that means “to go forth, die.”” — Martin Linsky ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Leadership
To lead means to direct and to exact, and no man dares do either - he might be unpopular. What authority we are given… — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
Most lead lives at worst so painful, at best so monotonous, poor and limited that the urge to escape, the longing to transcend themselves… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Lead, not follow life. It was given to you, you were not given to it. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability to lead somewhere that… — Bergen Evans Copy Share Image
To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
“Lead is to lead as follow is to follow. And lead is to lead as a type of metal is to a type of… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Every atom in me feels composed of lead. This is what dying is: a pull to the ground. — Sonya Hartnett Copy Share Image
“We all need affirmation, but accepting accolades in an undisciplined way can lead to grandiosity, an inflated view of yourself and your cause. People… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“You appear dangerous to people when you question their values, beliefs, or habits of a lifetime. You place yourself on the line when you tell people what they need to hear rather than what they want to hear. Although you may see with clarity and passion a promising future of progress and gain, people will see with equal passion the… — Martin Linsky Copy Share
“Leadership is an improvisational art. You may have an overarching vision, clear, orienting values, and even a strategic plan, but what you actually do… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“trying to take satisfaction in life from the numbers you ring up is ultimately no more successful than making survival your goal.” — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“You have probably been attacked in one form or another. Perhaps you’ve been criticized for your style of communication: too abrasive or too gentle, too aggressive or too quiet, too conflictive or too conciliatory, too cold or too warm. In any case, we doubt that anyone ever criticizes your character or your style when you’re giving them good news or… — Martin Linsky Copy Share
“The deeper the change and the greater the amount of new learning required, the more resistance there will be and, thus, the greater the… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“In times of distress, when everyone looks to authorities to provide direction, protection, and order, this is an easy diagnostic mistake to make. In the face of adaptive pressures, people don’t want questions; they want answers. They don’t want to be told that they will have to sustain losses; rather, they want to know how you’re going to protect them… — Martin Linsky Copy Share
“The hope of leadership lies in the capacity to deliver disturbing news and raise difficult questions in a way that people can absorb, prodding… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“People do not resist change, per se. People resist loss. You appear dangerous to people when you question their values, beliefs, or habits of… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“being criticized by people you care about is almost always a part of exercising leadership.” — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“When exercising leadership, you risk getting marginalized, diverted, attacked, or seduced. Regardless of the form, however, the point is the same. When people resist… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“Children have generative power. They create meaning as they busily connect with whatever is happening. But grown-ups often forget that ability. They tend to… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them… — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Copy Share Image
It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders. — George Washington Copy Share Image
Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“Under the treaty of Sevres in 1920 Greece had been given Smyrna, and by 1922 the Greek army was trying to push its way up the Aegean coast. The Turks, however, had found a leader in Mustafa Kemal (Kemal Atatürk) with no regard for treaties and a committed hatred of the Greeks. He drove their army back into Smyrna, and… — Sebastian Faulks Copy Share
If the media is sending girls the message that their value lies in their bodies, this can only leave them feeling disempowered and distract… — Jennifer Siebel Newsom Copy Share Image
Leaders need to compromise, negotiate with members of both parties and ideologies, and reform health care the right way - by developing a strong… — Charles Boustany Copy Share Image
If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
“If attempting to make the world a civilized one, makes you a bad woman in the eyes of the dumb patriarchal society, then, by… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball. — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
No judge can stop us from praying for our country and I pray that on May 6, millions of Americans will join me in… — Franklin Graham Copy Share Image
