Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
Benjamin DisraeliRead
If you want to be a leader of people, you must learn to watch events.
Interpretation
Leadership requires careful observation of events and situations.
This quote highlights the importance of being observant and aware of the events occurring in one's surroundings as a crucial skill for a leader. A good leader must analyze situations, understand the dynamics at play, and respond appropriately to guide and inspire others effectively.
In practice
During a workshop on leadership, this quote can be introduced to emphasize the role of observation in effective leadership.
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Yes, I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.
I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.
It's easier to run for office than to run the office.
We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others.
I will not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.
If we're afraid to stand in our own skin with those we work with, then how do we lead those who have no voice at all?
When leaders throughout an organization take an active, genuine interest in the people they manage, when they invest real time to understand employees at a fundamental level, they create a climate for greater morale, loyalty, and, yes, growth.
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