I don't think Michael Bloomberg would say that his greatest skill is delivering the speech. He would say he's more of a nuts-and-bolts mayor-picking up the trash, dealing with the school system.
Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.
At the end of the day, leaders have to come up with pragmatic solutions that work
Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.
I believe in men who take the next step. Not in men who theorize the 200th step.
I knew what I had to do as party leader had to be sensible and relate to the real situation we were in, rather than a situation you would like to have.
Think about Kennedy. Think about Carter. Think about Clinton. Think about Obama. They've all been in their forties and from outside Washington, or underdogs in one way or another. I just think that Americans are looking everywhere, saying, 'Hey, show me some authenticity. Show me somebody who's practical. Show me people who run things.'
In popular government results worth while can only be achieved by men who combine worthy ideals with practical good sense.
My purpose is to be, in my action, just and constitutional; and yet practical, in performing the important duty, with which I am charged, of maintaining the unity, and the free principles of our common country.
Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground.
The ultimate test of practical leadership is the realization of intended, real change that meets people's enduring needs.
In general, I think what Donald Trump's message is, is: I'm a very practical, execution-oriented entrepreneur who built a successful business. I've demonstrated an ability to go global with my business. I can get along with a lot of different people. There are certain problems in the United States right now born from faulty policy. So what is happening right now is the lower and middle class are being left behind by the globalization and by the global elite. I think that's basically his message, and Bernie Sanders' is similar.
I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I don't operate on scenarios, and I am not a prophet.
It's easier to talk about leadership if you haven't had to do it.
One of the recurring themes in Marcus' handbook is leadership's responsibility to work intelligently with what it is given and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.
