Quotes On: Leadership

One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting, and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others; it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

Leadership is not about the next election; it's about the next generation.

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.

One philosophy I have at AngelList is I would rather have someone working on the wrong thing and do it their way and be motivated, than working on the right thing and do it my way and not be motivated.

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

Being a stunt coordinator, I have to take care not only of myself but I have to make sure everyone is safe.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.