Okay, you've convinced me. Now go out there and bring pressure on me.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of accountability and the need for leaders to be challenged to rise to the occasion.
In this quote, Franklin D. Roosevelt acknowledges the power of persuasion and the role of pressure in governance. He invites others to hold him accountable, suggesting that true leadership involves not only decision-making but also being responsive to the demands and expectations of the public, thus fostering a collaborative atmosphere where leaders are pushed to do their best.
In practice
In a team meeting to discuss project goals and challenges.
There has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. This theme has been that Americans are admittedly rich, that Americans have considerable industrial power - but that Americans are soft and decadent, that they cannot and will not unite and work and fight. ... Let them tell that to the Marines!
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.
Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
A world turned into a stereotype, a society converted into a regiment, a life translated into a routine, make it difficult for either art or artists to survive. Crush individuality in society and you crush art as well. Nourish the conditions of a free life and you nourish the arts, too.
I can not give you the reference of Ram Chandar or Krishna, because they were not historical figures. I can not help it but to present to you the names of (Hazrat) Abu Bakar (RA) and (Hazrat) Umar Farooq (RA). They were leaders of a vast Empire, yet they lived a life of austerity.
I think the most diverse group will produce the best product; I firmly believe that.
I can make brigadier generals, but i can't make horses.
Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.
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.
We create a standard for how we want to do things, and everybody's got to buy into that standard or you really can't have any team chemistry.
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