Leaders in History

Let's look at some interesting quotes from famous leaders!

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Akio Morito. Co-founder Sony

'' In Japan the most successful leader in business is not the man who goes around giving detailed instructions to his subordinates. It is the man who gives his subordinates only general guidelines and instills confidence in them and helps them to do good work.
With this attitude he gets more original performance and new ideas''

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Sir Richard Branson-Virgin Group

''Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again'' ''You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over''

"When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel."

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Donald Trump-Trump Organisation

''The point is that you can't be too greedy''.

''Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game''.

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Eric Schmidt-chairman Google

''Dont do things by yourself. Groups are stronger, groups are faster. None of us is as smart as all of us'' ''In the tech industry, especially software, its possible and desirable to be decentralized'' ''When I arrived at Google, I discovered that the founders, Sergey (Brin) and Larry (Page), had a great appreciation for letting the artists work (and play), and for the emergent character of important innovations. They had established the kind of management style and culture at Google that nurtures artful exploration and innovation, And Im doing my best to keep that alive.''
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Lee Iacocca-CEO Chrysler

''Management is nothing more than motivating other people''

"I hire people brighter than me and I get out of their way."

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Ingvar Kamprad- Founder Ikea

"If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the IKEA employees."

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John D. Rockefeller- Standard Oil

"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable as a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other thing under the sun."

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Jack Welch- CEO GE

"If you do not have competitive advantage, do not compete" "Giving people self confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do because then they will act." ''My main job was developing talent, I was a Gardner Providing water and other nourishments to our top people Of course I had to pull out some weeds too''

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Tony Blair-British Prime Minister

"The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes."

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Sam Walton-Founder Walmart

"Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish."

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Henry Ford-Founder Ford Motors

''Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success''

''Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently''

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Napoleon Bonaparte-French Emperor

''A leader is a dealer in hope''

''When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out''

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Hewlett-Packard-Founder HP
''The job of a manager is to support his or her staff, not vice versa and that begins by being among them''

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Thomas J Watson-President IBM

''Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself''

''A manager is an assistant to his men''

''The way to succeed is to double your error rate''

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Ronald Reagan-Former US President

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

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Andrew Carnegie-Industrialist
''No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it''

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Eleanor Roosevelt-Former First Lady

''Do what you feel in your heart to be rightfor youll be criticized anyway''

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Bill Gates-The face of Money

''As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others''

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Steve Jobs-CEO Apple

My job is not to be easy on people. My jobs is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.

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Jinnah- Founder of Pakistan

''Expect the best, Prepare for the worst''.

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