Brendan Rodgers Quotes

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.

Being responsible, I will direct, and will be responsible for nothing that I do not direct.

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

I like control.

I like to be in control of things.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

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.

To be a leader of men one must turn one's back on men.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

The person who manages the state is me.

When I'm in the huddle, it is my huddle, and I mean, that's how it needs to operate.

When you're a director, the job itself forces you to take charge.

I'm a leader.

I feel responsible for everybody, and I couldn't imagine a scenario where I wouldn't be directing what was happening, at the end.

Consensus is a poor substitute for leadership.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

I like being in charge of the remote control.

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.

Be the chief but never the lord.

Leadership is influence.

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

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

I enjoy being in control, having a lot of creative control.