Ability Quote by Sally Helgesen

Communication can't always follow the top-down model. With the fluidity of information in business today, leaders need to be masterful listeners; they need to…

— Joseph Badaracco

Leadership is a choice. It's not a rank, it's a choice. I know many people who are at the top of their organization who…

— Simon Sinek

Leadership must be established from the top down.

— Sam Nunn

Great leaders are really all about this. Leading from the front. Rolling up their sleeves. Being one with the front-line colleagues who get the…

— Prakah Iyer

Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of…

— Warren G. Bennis

Leaders must exemplify integrity and earn the trust of their teams through their everyday actions. When you do this, you set high standards for…

— Marillyn Hewson

“...executives are often insulated from the scale and variety of problems faced by junior employees. Even when senior leaders try to seek out information,…

— Heidi K. Gardner

When employees underperform, a leader tells them so.

— Jack Welch

As the leader, you're empowering talent. Once you've given the direction, it's a joy to see it put into action, to see people on…

— Denise Morrison

Those who depend fully on another person’s knowledge to decide what is possible are easily manipulated. The most effective leaders utilize experts from all…

— Joelle Charbonneau

Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.

— Chip Conley

A hallmark of high performance leaders is the ability to influence others through all levels and types of communication, from simple interactions to difficult…

— George Kohlrieser