Leadership & Influence

Handing work over so people stop needing you, and who feels safe speaking up.

theme leadership 1,491

Twelve of the 1,491, with the question each one ends on. Open one to read the explanation that sits between them.

“The space beneath a table can decide who gets to join the conversation above it.”

“A team that’s scared of the leader hides problems. A team that trusts the leader brings them early.”

“Standards are easy on a good day. You find out if you have any at practice number forty when everyone’s tired.”

“Be for some eleven-year-old the older kid you desperately needed when you were eleven.”

“Saying sorry to a ten-year-old teaches them more than any lecture could.”

“Teaching your little sister to tie her shoes for the ninth time is leadership training. Nobody tells you that.”

“Saying “I’ll go first” in a room full of people who don’t want to is a small form of leadership.”

“Every team needs someone willing to say “this isn’t working” before it becomes obvious to everyone.”

“A ship’s captain is responsible for the ship even while asleep. Being in charge doesn’t clock out.”

“The real captain isn’t the loudest player. It’s the one still talking to the bench while they’re losing.”

“Do not make someone earn the same trust again every time a new task begins.”

“A useful meeting ends before attention has become too tired to recognize a good decision.”