Guy Kawasaki Quotes

Practice yourself what you preach.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great.

The professionals must set a good example.

We can't allow our leaders to play the old 'do as I say, not as I do' game.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.

Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

We’re not defined simply by the laws we pass, but by the example we set.

I strongly believe in the principle of accountability and responsibility. It is the foundation of leadership.

We must practice what we preach.

If you're blindly loyal to me, then you're just acting like a crony of mine. If you say you admire me because of the principles for which I stand, I understand that, but then you also have the right to call me to the carpet when you think I'm falling short.

What Australians expect of leaders is a bit of integrity.

The NFL goes to great lengths to protect what it calls 'the integrity of the game.' The same should be said for us as individuals. Integrity, the truthful interaction of word and deed, not only creates leaders in the locker room who are worthy of being followed; it is also vital for success at home.

If I'm not leading by example, then I'm not doing the right thing. And I want to always do the right thing.

America undermines its own ideals when it ignores the very values it is promoting around the world. You cannot ask other people in the world to follow the law and act responsibly if we don't do the same... and being afraid is not an excuse.

Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.

Responsiblity is the great developer of men.

You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.

Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.

There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life.

One thing I have always promised is to be open and transparent and to treat employees and partners with respect and integrity.