Quotes about "Leadership & Influence"

The real damper on employee engagement is the soggy, cold blanket of centralized authority. In most companies, power cascades downwards from the CEO. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack even the power to rebel against egocentric and tyrannical supervisors. ”

Top-down authority structures turn employees into bootlickers, breed pointless struggles for political advantage, and discourage dissent. ”

Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane. ”

Fatal Vision' was basically the first thing I did on camera. ”

I was initially a leading man, but only on television. ”

One of the things I say is, 'You cannot control your spouse, but you can influence your spouse.' And one of the ways to influence your spouse is to make sure you are meeting their need for love. ”

My teammates don't see it, but deep down I find it tough to sit there and not influence big games. ”

When you think of Bolton you think of the likes of Kevin Davies. He is a captain who leads by example and his qualities got him an England cap. ”

I don't think it's changed that much when you go on the principle if Garth introduced more rock into country music, then Florida Georgia Line's gonna introduce more dance and more beat-driven stuff into country music. That's just how it's gonna go. So whatever influences you as a kid, you're gonna put in your music. ”

I have spent a lot of time studying the issue of relationships, how I grew up, my parents' influence on me. I've talked to a therapist,; I've looked inward spiritually at myself, and what it seems to come down to is that I'm a Sagittarius. Please don't make me reveal more than that. It's tough enough as it is. ”