I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power. less than 1 minute read
Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven’t exactly been non-aggressive - including me. less than 1 minute read
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two. less than 1 minute read
But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven’t exactly been non-aggressive - including me. less than 1 minute read
They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on public-sector unions and to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. But with bipartisan leadership, we saved taxpayers $132 billion dollars over 30 years and saved retirees their pensions. We did it. less than 1 minute read
In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity. less than 1 minute read
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. less than 1 minute read
Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another. less than 1 minute read
