What I do know is that drones are a modern weapon. When used effectively, when taking out ISIS or terrorist leaders, that's pretty impressive. When bombing wedding parties of innocent people and killing dozens of them, that is, needless to say, not effective and enormously counterproductive. So whatever the mechanism, whoever is in control of that policy, it has to be refined so that we are killing the people we want to kill and not innocent collateral damage.
Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who.
There are no office hours for leaders.
Most leaders don't need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.
Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
Strong leaders equal strong organizations.
We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.
It is important that the Muslim leaders, scholars, and intellectuals are much more vocal and explain what Islam is.
Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that's where charisma comes from, from the leading.
Leaders have to lead.
I have always thought that one of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them.
The fight against terrorism is not limited to America. Europe, Russia, Indonesia, Australia, the Phillipines, all have had their share of it, and all the leaders have been very cooperative in our efforts. But it is for America to lead, and we will.
Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, "He has done this, he has done that. " Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this. They say, "We have done it all ourselves. "
Great leaders love talent and know where to find it. They surround themselves with talented people who can work effectively together.
We have seen an unprecedented gathering of the leaders of black America coming together to speak with one voice,. . . The whole spectrum of black thought was represented on this stage. . . . This tells us that a new day is dawning in America.
Encourage dissent: Leaders should have associates who have contrary views, who are devil's advocates, "variance sensors" who can tell them the difference between what is expected and what is really happening, between what they want to hear and what they need to hear. There are too many naked emperors running around today.
Insecure leaders think everything is about them, and as a result, every action, every piece of information, every decision is put through their filter of self-centeredness.
There's a ton of academic literature that shows people are much more critical of female leaders than they are of male leaders. They're much less tolerant of female ambition, much more threatened by female power.
The wisest among us - the genuine leaders - smile in the face of adversity.
Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians