Travis Bradberry Quotes

I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around me better.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

You lead with direction, and you try to lead by example. I try to be there when things are not good and obviously share the spoils of success.

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

I plan on being a friend, a good leader and a good governor over these next three years.

If the fans want me out, I'll put my hands up and leave. Like a proper man. I won't make excuses, I'll leave.

It's fair to characterise me as competitive and determined, but anyone who works with me will attest to the fact I believe very strongly in the notion of servant leadership.

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

Good leaders must first become good servants.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves.

A speaker said that this was a time when leaders should keep their ears to the ground. All I can say is that the British nation will find it very hard to look up to leaders who are detected in that somewhat ungainly posture.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

Leaders must exemplify integrity and earn the trust of their teams through their everyday actions. When you do this, you set high standards for everyone at your company. And when you do so with positive energy and enthusiasm for shared goals and purpose, you can deeply connect with your team and customers.

A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.