Walt Whitman Quotes

People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.

LeBron carries a certain weight. You feel him all the time. On the court, off the court, in the organization. I don't say 'weight' in a bad way, but his presence is always felt. He is striving for greatness at all times. Because he's such a magnetic personality and such an incredible basketball player, people follow him.

I underestimated the power of 'Diego.'

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.

Power is the ability to get things done.

I feel a lot of people listen to what I have to say.

Some people feel, you make your case, if they listen to you, fine, if they don't, that's it. That's not what leadership is. Leadership is trying to continue to make a case.

It always impresses me when a person of small stature has command.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Managers will tell people what to do, whereas leaders will inspire them to do it, and there are a few things that go into the ability to inspire.

A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol, which both of us connect with the common sentiment or idea; and thus by communicating an impulse he can move the will.

Action by the leader can shift opinion in his direction.

Turning Intellect Into Influence

When Nelson Mandela came into the room, he changed the room.

Leadership is not a quantitative thing. People either smell it in you, or they don't.

I'm not the kind of person who goes into the dressing room and says: 'I'm the Guv here.' But maybe I give off the aura that I'm the kind of person who can be a big player.

Was Effenberg a leader because he projected presence or because he had a presence? There is a difference.

I have the power to control the crowd's emotions.

I don't see myself as a leader, I just feel that everything I say, people are listening and people are doing.

I can see that when I talk, guys listen.