A Quote by Miriam Colon

Leadership is knowing what you want and making it happen.

Miriam Colon

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Happen Knowing Knowing What You Want Leadership Making Want What You Want

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Miriam Colon
Puerto Rican - Actress
August 20, 1936 - March 3, 2017

Leadership is making happen what wouldn't happen anyway and this always entails working at the edge of what is acceptable

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Gilda Radner

I want the American Muslims to tell the leaders what they are telling me all the time. I want this internal debate to happen and the Muslims cannot just criticize the leadership without being involved. At the end of the day, you have the leadership you deserve.

Tariq Ramadan

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Bobb Biehl

Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.

Alan Keith

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Reid Hoffman

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence." (Harvard Business School definition of leadership)

Sheryl Sandberg

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Michael J. Fox

Actually, I don't ever think there will be a men-only team of leadership in the Labour party again. People would look at it and say, 'What? Are there no women in the party to be part of the leadership? Do men want to do it all themselves?' It just won't happen again.

Harriet Harman

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Nick Saban

Think of managing change as an adventure. It tests your skills and abilities. It brings forth talent that may have been dormant. Change is also a training ground for leadership. When we think of leaders, we remember times of change, innovation, and conflict. Leadership is often about shaping a new way of life. To do that, you must advance change, take risks, and accept responsibility for making change happen.

Charles E. Rice

Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.

Warren G. Bennis

It's often said that leadership is the art of getting people to do what you want, and making them think it's what they want. This captures a lot of what Abraham Lincoln did.