Michael Bloomberg
My job is to recruit, attract, and compensate people; provide a moral compass; match their skill sets to different needs in the organization and then to make sure that they work collaboratively and collectively.
Drew Gilpin Faust
I’ve learned from history that so much of leadership is helping people deal with change and understanding how change happens. History is about the nature of change.
Vicente Fox
It’s not until you discover your potential, your leadership, your capacities—then you can commit to trying to do big things.
Anne Mulcahy
What you have to do for employees is to be truthful and give them the facts, but you are also obligated to leave them with a sense of belief that the problems can be overcome and solved.
Daniel Vasella
First, you’re not here to take advantage but rather to add. Second, you will not finish. Third, it is very important that the overall vision of what is being built be shared by several people over time.
Liu Chuanzhi
Never did I think of giving up, because of all the employees I was responsible for. Moreover, once I establish a goal, I will never give up until it is reached.
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo
To me, the most important leadership word is courage because as a leader you have to be at ease with the possibility that you might fail.
About The Book
Gary Burnison's No Fear of Failure offers insightful, candid conversations with some of the world’s top leaders in business, politics, education, and philantrophy.
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With brilliance and clarity drawn from first-hand experience with some of the world’s most celebrated leaders, Gary Burnison has written one of the most important and useful books for 21st century leaders.