N. Chandrababu Naidu Quotes

I don't really do without any plans. If somebody is trying to do something, you must have plans.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.

Vision without execution is hallucination.

The Secret Service today is awash in managers, not leaders.

Without execution, 'vision' is just another word for hallucination.

People can expect that from me as premier: If there's something to be done, something to be fixed, it'll happen.

People want leaders they can look up to, who can solve problems and actually deliver results for our people.

As a mayor, my instinct is to really think about how to get something done and not to make the promise unless you have some view of the pathway. You don't have to have it all figured out, but you have to have a pathway there.

You've got to demonstrate you're capable of developing policies but, more importantly, you're capable of implementing them.

Leaders make things happen. Leaders will take a situation and try and figure out what is it that we're trying to do, what is the problem, what kind of priorities and resources do we need, what kind of people do I need to bring to bear on this problem, what kind of plans do we need to succeed.

We have zero strategic thinking out of our White House. And we have a national security structure that has lost its way when it comes to strategic thinking and strategic decision-making.

A lot of people think that they are leaders just because they have been placed in charge of something - and you're not.

First of all, you've got to have a vision of 'What kind of program do I want to have?' Then you've got to have a plan to implement it. Then you've got to set the example that you want, develop the principles and values that are important, and get people to buy into it.

I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met.

I was always very detail-oriented, and in the time I spent in different roles - the elected official, the campaign manager - I had a tendency to want to push the creation of the product and really work on the critical path that would get to product.

Nikki Haley is a proven leader. And that is what she should be judged on.

Employees get things done. Partners get things done done. But owners get things done done done.

I think the great part about what I do is that there's a scoreboard. At the end of every week, you know how you did. You know how well you prepared. You know whether you executed your game plan. There's a tangible score.

When I was getting my education, I fell in love with the writings of Peter Drucker. He was my hero. I had a naive belief that when I became a manager, it was going to be like Peter Drucker's books. That is, I was going to be the effective executive. I was going to talk to people about their goals. I was going to help them actualize.

You're born with some things inside you that will allow you to lead, but I think you have to take the bull by the horns. You have to want that leadership position, and then there are things you can do to develop that.

The most valuable thing you can have as a leader is clear data.

Not having to constantly remind everyone what's required is an important part of being successful.

The most important thing is that you can make tough decisions, discipline people when you need to, but also create a spirit to get the ultimate thing you're aiming for, which is winning enough games.