An Early Christmas Gift To Leaders – 18 Strategic Leadership Quotes

Sports Illustated – November 21st

  • “It ain’t about them, it’s about us – that’s the attitude you have to have.  Coach (Jim) Harbaugh?  That’s how he and his coaches are.  Look at his swag.  I love it.” – Frank Gore
  • “All he (QB Alex Smith) needed was a good coaching staff with the right tools and the right techniques, the right reads, to get in and teach him what to do.” – Donte Whitner
  • “It’s really a team effort.  Outsiders might not believe in us, but it’s like Coach Harbaugh says, ‘It’s what we think inside these walls that matters.” – Justin Smith

Fast Company magazine – September 2011

  • “Change only materializes if the consumer is asking for it…They can force everyone in the supply chain to comply with what they want.” – Christian Schindler, director of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation
  • “It’s never easy to be your own man and your father’s son, but David (Lauren) is absolutely both.” – Anna Wintour
  • “Ralph Lauren is not an architect, but he has a vision when he walks into a store.  That’s the same vision I have when I go on the Internet.  This is how I want the brand to unfold.” – David Lauren
  • “Our intention was never to launch a website.  Our intention was to build a media brand.” – Lauren
  • “The essence of innovation is you don’t know what you’re going to build, what’s it’s going to be called, how much it’s going to cost.” – Michael Bloomberg

Fast Company magazine October 2011

  • “Any country that’s going to be competitive in the not-so-distant future is going to need a large developer community.  If very few women go into it, we’re losing half of our reliable community immediately.” – Evan Korth on computer programmers
  • “What the great American brands do is reconcile simplicity with complexity.” – Brian Collins
  • “We lead the world in hopeful answers to new problems.” – Mark Dziersk
  • “Design is an iterative process of learning, exploring, prototyping, testing, and refining.  It’s indicative of the American way.  Nothing is ever a one-shot deal.  This is the land of opportunity, of second or third or even fourth chances.” – Michelle Berryman
  • “Sometimes we prefer the quick fix over the long haul.  Our culture isn’t necessarily disciplined or long-suffering.” – Laura Guido-Clark
  • “Good design is not about thinking outside the box.  It’s about finding the right box to think inside.” – Aza Raskin
  • “There is no story quite like the one you get when you turn on a mic or camera and just let someone talk.” – Jake Barton

Fast Company magazine – July/August 2011 

  • “Ten years ago, people didn’t think women would buy clothes online and now clothes and accessories are the largest online category…Art is the next luxury category on the web.” – Catherine Levene
  • “Best-in-class retailers compete on more than price.” – James Bickers

Sports Illustrated – June 20th

  • “(Derek) Jeter is an example of taking something you do that is good and making it great.” – Paul O’Neill

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Brian Dodd

Brian Dodd is the author and content coordinator for Brian Dodd On Leadership. In addition to overseeing this site's content, Brian is Director of New Ministry Partnerships for INJOY Stewardship Solutions where he helps churches develop cultures of generosity. Brian has also authored the critically-acclaimed book The 10 Indispensable Practices Of The 2-Minute Leader.