Innovative Leadership Quotes

A leader not only has to be in the center but also be in the future.

I have a proven record, a record of accomplishment, a record of cutting taxes, of shrinking the government, of reforming education, of challenging the status quo, eliminating career civil service protections, shrinking the government workforce by 11 percent, but leading the nation in job growth.

Leadership produces change. That is its primary function

A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term.

We leaders should leave the tradition that we have become crazy for God.

The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued.

What we need is new leadership that takes conservative principles and applies them so that people can rise up.

We look for companies that are unlike anything we've ever seen before, with a bold vision to change the world and run by passionate entrepreneurs who get you jumping out of your seat.

A leader without the vision, to strive to improve things, is no good. Then you will just stay put, you won't progress.

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city government. That's what I've done in my two years and will continue to do in the next four.

Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.

Americans don't want leadership. They want alchemy.

He [Prince] changed the world!!A true visionary.What a loss.I'm devastated.

An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait.

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.

The manager administers; the leader innovates.

Steve [Jobs] and I spent months getting to know each other before I joined Apple. He had no exposure to marketing other than what he picked up on his own. This is sort of typical of Steve. When he knows something is going to be important, he tries to absorb as much as he possibly can.

Leadership is about creating new realities.

… when I proposed to introduce the flat tax in Estonia they looked on me as I am a little bit crazy. And asked “do you know something on the economy?” and I answer “economically, no not so much.” But I think this is a great idea because it looks to work. And I didn’t know then that I would be the first one to see this, but I introduced it. I was 32, I was young and crazy, so I didn’t know what is possible and what's not, so I did impossible things.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. The public does not fully understand the world into which it is going. Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. Those leaders who do not are ultimately judged failures, even though they may be popular at the moment.

Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight.

Different times need different types of leadership.

At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit.

The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

I have talked about the 'fractal organization'. Those smaller pieces should innovate and lead the rest of the organization. There will be parts that will be thinking about technologies of the future, and you need to nourish them.