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The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. Eric Hoffer
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The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. Eric Hoffer
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens. David Cameron
In order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles. David Ben-Gurion
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. Colin Powell
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. Colin Powell
When the world is in the midst of change, when adversity and opportunity are almost indistinguishable, this is the time for visionary leadership and when leaders need to look beyond the survival needs of those they’re serving. Chip Conley
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in – real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it’s going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand. Anita Borg
You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. Alvin Toffler