At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my life and determined the type of leader that I would become.
Interpretation
Respecting others is essential for effective leadership.
Frances Hesselbein reflects on the impactful lessons imparted by her grandmother during her formative years, emphasizing that the fundamental values of respect for all individuals shaped her character and leadership style. This quote highlights the importance of early moral education in guiding one's actions and decisions, particularly in a leadership context, suggesting that such values are crucial for building meaningful relationships and fostering an inclusive environment.
In practice
In a leadership seminar discussing the values derived from personal experiences.
When people are speaking, they require our undivided attention. We focus on them; we listen very carefully. We listen to the spoken words and the unspoken messages. This means looking directly at the person, eyes connected; we forget we have a watch, just focusing for that moment on that person.
It takes courage for a leader to identify and confront self-imposed barriers, to put in place the personal strategies required to unleash the energy, innovation, and commitment to self-development.
Women are working for part or all of their adult lives now. The possibilities are limitless, but you need to prepare.
The real leader redefines or defines the mission in a very powerful way so that people understand it; it permeates the organization.
Leadership is not a basket of tricks or strategies or skills that you pull out. Leadership begins with the quality of the person.
Social-sector organizations have to be better managed than for-profit organizations... because they have no margin of error.
One of the first things I learned in the Marine Corps is that any military mission has to be defined as precisely as you can possibly define it, and then you size the force and equipment force to accomplish that mission without fail.
Words have power. Use the language of leadership versus the vocabulary of a victim.
Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.
When it comes to climate change, I think that success at home is directly tied to our ability to lead effectively abroad.
Execution is the ability to mesh strategy with reality, align people with goals, and achieve the promised results.
To continue my efforts as a leader for my people and to follow my family's legacy of providing legitimate opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through my sport of basketball is the true outcome of my personal success and accomplishments.
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