Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.
Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
In Illinois, where legislators are paid $45,000, plus as much as $10,000 for leadership work, about half are full-time politicians.
We need leadership, and we need it now.
Leadership is about doing what you know is right - even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.
I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.
Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.
On March 12, 2004, acting attorney general James B. Comey and the Justice Department's top leadership reached the brink of resignation over electronic surveillance orders that they believed to be illegal.
A significant number of pages and sentences that the administration wants to keep in a classified status have already been released publicly, some of it by public statements of the leadership of the CIA and the FBI.
Leadership is hard to train on.
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.
Shouldn't Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership?
In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.
Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership.
Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry.
Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you.
Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military.
A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.
Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
