Charlotte Beers Quotes

I'm a leader.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

I like control.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are 'ridiculously in charge,' then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.

… essentially lacking in the quality of leadership.

I was not a presider; I was a leader.

Leaders must lead.

I've always tried to be a leader.

I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But my point is that I need to feel that I can manage the team and have a direct, clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazy, for me, there is a problem.

Leadership is influence.

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

I like to be in control of things.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

If you are in a position to influence someone, you are a leader.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.