"Effective leadership is not about making speeches..." - Quote by Peter Drucker
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
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“If "socialism" is defined as "ownership of the means of production"--and this is both the orthodox and the only rigorous definition--then the United States is the first truly Socialist country.”
“The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths so strong that it makes the system's weaknesses irrelevant.”
“Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it. It is what the client or customer gets out of it.”
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“Initiative is as essential to success as a hub is essential to a wagon wheel.”
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“I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.”
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“A manager's task is to make the strengths of people effective and their weakness irrelevant - and that applies fully as much to the manager's boss as it applies to the manager's subordinates.”
“The real achiever do one thing at a time.”
“When the president of the United States goes out at, you know, 8:00 o'clock in the morning and then his own party votes gets him 2 to 1 in the house, you know that somehow a message isn't getting out. It takes real leadership.”