Leadership Development Quotes - Page 8

Although it is great to know, it is better to be told, 'I love you.' Whose day can you make better today by simply saying, 'I love you?' Now do the thing you know better to do.

Leaders are solutions conscious. They don’t complain. You would find them repeating this common question; “how will it be done, and by who?

I have learned a lot about myself over the years, mostly because I was open to hearing feedback. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. I usually dislike someone before I like them. I’m sensitive—especially when I’m tired or feel I’m being misunderstood. This may sound like the “About Me” section on a bad online dating profile, but knowing this stuff has allowed me to keep my contacts, my reputation, and my sanity throughout a long and often stressful career. Being self-aware means knowing when you’re about to act bad—and then not acting bad.

Careful now: even a financially rewarding, intellectually stimulating work environment isn’t the same as living your own values.

Values are deeply held personal beliefs that form your own priority code for living.

Although leaders and followers are closely linked, it is the leader who often initiates the relationship, creates the communication linkages, and carries the burden for maintaining the relationship.

What Africa lacks is not lack of resources or talent but the lack of strategic leadership.

Your comfort zone is not that comfortable.