How to Lead Quotes

“Look for the job that you would want to hold if you didn’t need a job. You’re probably only going to live once. You don’t want to go sleepwalking through life… Look for the job that turns you on. Find a passion.” Warren Buffett is widely if not universally recognized as the world’s greatest”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“What is it that makes great leadership, in your view? RB: Being a really good listener is one of the most key things.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“First, a leader can create the type of change or results that will improve the lives of others. Second, a leader can motivate others to become leaders, and in turn improve others’ lives. And third, a leader can feel a sense of accomplishment and achievement that provides human fulfillment and happiness.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“When you can make a decision with analysis, you should do so. But it turns out in life that your most important decisions are always made with instinct, intuition, taste, heart.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“Cuando alguien me dice que quiere presentarse a las elecciones presidenciales, siempre le pregunto: «¿Y cuál es su visión de futuro para nuestro país? ¿Cuáles son sus motivos? ¿Por qué deberíamos sentirnos atraídos por lo que tiene que decir?”
― David M. Rubenstein, Conversaciones: Descubre la sabiduría de las personas más influyentes del mundo

“We have to be a model to women. Do not fear any of this, have no fear. Know your own power. Be yourself. Go out there and fight the fight, because you know your why. You know why you decided to get into the arena. You know what you care about. You know how to get a job done, and you can draw support from other people.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“Can you have it all? That’s the big question. If you have the right support system, if you have an understanding spouse, if you want to be married, and if you’re willing to make all the trade-offs that you need to make, you can have it all. But while you do all that, there will be heartache, there will be pain, there will be some collateral damage underneath the surface. You have got to live with that.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“Whatever”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“go”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“OW: This is what I now know with age and perspective—that many times, getting demoted or getting fired is an opportunity for something else to show up.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“Surrounding yourself with great people. Learning to delegate early on—not trying to do everything yourself. Making sure you’ve got the kind of people who are praising the team around them, not criticizing them. And having people who are willing to really innovate, be bold, and create something that everybody who works for the company can be really proud of.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“Sometimes lightning strikes for those who take chances.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“existential”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“Victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers

“The first third is getting an education or training for a future career; the second third is focusing on building your career, perfecting skills, and rising to a senior position or a position of responsibility and leadership; and the final third involves receiving the benefits—financial, psychic, public recognition—from the level of achievement attained in the second of these phases.”
― David M. Rubenstein, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers