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"Whether or not [the company] maximizes resources, that's the job of the leader. How do I get greater results using less resources? That requires an enormous psychology when the economy is changing, the technology is changing, and the competition is worldwide."
"Fidel Castro was a charismatic revolutionary and a ruthless leader who allowed no dissent."
"My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer."
"Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks."
"The connection economy rewards the leader, the initiator, and the rebel."
"Leaders who set out to give are more productive than leaders who seek to get."
"Great leaders create movements by empowering the tribe to communicate. They establish the foundation for people to make connections, as opposed to commanding people to follow them."
"Our job as marketers and leaders, is to create vibrant pockets, not to hunt for mass."
"Leaders, whatever the size of their organizations, are those willing to put the interests of other people before their own."
"Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times."
"We all have the luxury of looking out for ourselves. Leaders also have the honor of looking out for others."
"Great leaders see money as fuel, not a destination."
"Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead."
"We call them leaders because they go first, because they take the risk before anybody else does, because they will choose to sacrifice so their people will be safe and protected."
"Notoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or so he thought. Patton believed a leader should look and act tough, so he cultivated his image and his personality to match his philosophy."
"Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates."
"I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others."
"I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then and sit down with leaders of all kinds of companies."
"Leaders don't convince people to follow them. Leaders walk forward alone and those who want to go down their path decide to follow."
"A company and leaders of the company have the responsibility of the precious lives of all the human beings that work there."
