leadership focus Quotes

Leaders of companies of any size, at any stage of development spend a lot of time focused on growing the business. We develop our game plan and ensure that we are optimally executing on our objectives. We concentrate on looking forward.

The men who make history have not time to write it.

Our task is not to fix blame for the past, but to fix the course for the future.

I want to win some Super Bowls, and so thats really my focus, to do whatever I have to do to lead this team to a championship.

They used to ask: "How will this decision that we make today affect our people in the future?" Now we make decisions based on: "How does it affect me, now? How does it affect the next shareholders meeting, three months ahead? How does it affect my next political campaign?"

In all great leaders there is a purpose and intensity which is unmistakable.

As a leader you can get sidetracked but you have to complete your mission

I started my career in the U.S. military. Traditionally, in the military... you either start with a technical background or a more leadership-focused one. I took the leadership path.

A good soldier, whether he leads a platoon or an army, is expected to look backward as well as forward; but he must think only forward.

Our established businesses of hydrocarbons, energy, and petrochemicals pretty much run on their own, with their own proven leaders. This has helped me focus almost exclusively on two things: Firstly, new businesses. And secondly, institutionalising what I call the Reliance Management System.

Don’t strive to be a well-rounded leader. Instead, discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.

In the White House there is nothing more valuable than the President’s time.

Many council leaders and members will be surprised to discover how much more focused their work will become when they examine it through the lens of saving souls through the mission of the Church.

In a company where tech decisions were still ultracentralized, the repercussions of a distracted CEO had to be damaging.

Oregon deserves a Governor who is fully focused on the duties of state.

I'm not worried about where Barack Obama is from. I'm worried about where he's going.

Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

The concept of head coach simply means being hyperfocused on the pitch and team performance.

I don't think spending time in Ottawa is a good use of my time as the leader.

There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece.

I take President Obama at his word that he is a Christian and was born here in America. Now, it's time that we focus on the real issues facing this country.

When the media worries about what Hillary’s hair looks like or what my hair looks like, that’s a real problem. We have millions of people who are struggling to keep their heads above water, who want to know what candidates can do to improve their lives, and the media will very often spend more time worrying about hair than the fact that we’re the only major country on earth that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people.

The director is the captain of the ship, without question. No matter what their talent or energy level is, everyone on the crew has all eyes on the captain. If they come in going, "I don't know. Maybe we'll do this. Maybe we'll do that," you've got 10 days to shoot and they don't care what you're doing.

I don't know where [Osama bin Laden] is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, to be honest with you. I'm more worried about making sure that our soldiers are well supplied, that the strategy is clear, that the coalition is strong.

In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.