In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.
How can you motivate yourself to continue to follow a leader when he appears to be going around in circles?
I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate.
President Nixon has lost his effectiveness as the leader of this country, primarily because he has lost the confidence of the people.
When a president doesn't know the policy, it doesn't make for a very effective leader.
It takes a lot of people to create a success. That's why I say that few leaders are successful unless a lot of people want them to be.
Servant Leadership is the only #leadership that ultimately works.
For leaders to be effective, they need to connect with people.
An effective leader is able to reach people in their natural environment and extract their experiences and knowledge about the issues that impact them.
The moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes.
I'm not always thinking and working ... I think a leader has to really be a balanced, whole and healthy person personally in order to be the best leader on the job.
Growing, for leaders, is like oxygen to a deep sea diver. Without learning and growing, leaders die in terms of their effectiveness.
The President cannot, with success, constantly appeal to the country. After a time he will get no response.
The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders.
Tell me a country that is doing well and has a great leader? You look at the nuclear weapons all over the place, and you look at things like ISIS, and every country seems to have a battle going on.
Good leaders make people's strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.
The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.
Tell me a country that is doing well and has a great leader? You look at the nuclear weapons all over the place and you look at things like ISIS, and every country seems to have a battle going on. This is not leading to a good conclusion, unless the world wakes up. This is not what I was living through 50 years ago.
No one could become an efficient leader or take the initiative in any great undertaking without belief in himself.
