Leadership Effect Quotes

Nobody is strong-minded around a President…

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

As the government is, such will be the man.

As a former CEO and senior executive, there was a time when I did not quite understand the profound impact a CEO has on the culture of a company, even though I always knew culture was important.

I know I would have had a lot more trophies in my cabinet if I went with him [Sir Alex Ferguson].

You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.

I think I had a lot of impact on every player. Maybe it sounds cocky, but if I don't feel I have an impact or a big impact, I wouldn't be able to be excited about my work every day.

If we knew how often the obedience of others is affected by our own, and how often our stepping forth soon brings forth a whole platton of helpers, and how often our speaking forth soon creates a chorus - we would be even more ashamed of our slackess and our silence.

The attitude of the leader affects the atmosphere of the office

People call up just to ask me to thank the President, sometimes for something as intangible as the fact that he has given them back their courage.

When the President starts talking about something, it makes a difference.

Really the team often will take on the personality of its coach.

One of the most important things that a Thatcher government did was change the mood of the nation to give it back its confidence.

If you're an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job.

But presidents matter. That's one of the biggest lessons I learned being in the White House.