44 Leadership Quotes From Carla Harris – 2018 Global Leadership Summit

The following are 44 Leadership Quotes From Carla Harris – Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley.  Much of her material can be found in her new book Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace.

1. I am learned a few things about not only surviving but thriving.
2. Leverage – Powerful, impactful leaders know there is no monopoly on intelligence.
3. If people think there will be retribution of a bad idea, they will not give you an out-of-the-box ideas.
4. If all roads lead back to you, your success will be capped.
5. Your job as a leader is to create other leaders.
6. Leadership is journey from empowerment to execution.
7. There is no more powerful feeling than empowering someone else.
8. He gives it.  I get It.  I give it away.  They give the credit back to Him.
9. Efficiency – If you are not clear about what success looks like, it creates a lot of inefficiency.
10. You must define what success looks like.
11. When people know what they are playing for, they naturally want to outperform what they are playing for.
12. Celebrate the mistakes.
13. To think creatively, a mistake is almost as valuable as a success.
14. If it doesn’t work this time, it informs your next decision.
15. Authenticity – Your authenticity is at the heart of your power and at the heart of your powerful, impactful leadership.
16. Most people are not comfortable in their own skin.
17. Trust is at the heart of any successful relationship.
18. Carla Harris the singer is allowed to be in the room with Carla Harris the banker.
19. Your authenticity is your distinct competitive advantage.
20. We are all multi-faceted.
21. Have can you bring your authentic self to the table if you don’t know who you are?
22. When you bring your authentic self to the table, it will motivate those you are working with to bring their authentic self to the table.
23. All important decisions made about your career are made behind close doors when you are not in the room.
24. Decisiveness and Diversity – The price of inaction is greater than the cost of making a mistake.
25. Part of your divine decision as a leader is to make a decision.
26. Where God guides He provides.  If He brought you to it, He’ll see you through it.
27. Every experience you have will give you a blessing or a lesson.
28. Innovation is the dominant competitive parameter around all markets.
29. You need a lot of ideas in the room and you need a lot of perspectives in the room.  Perspectives are born from experiences.  Experiences are born from a lot of different people in the room.
30. Diversity takes intentionality, accountability, and consistency.
31. No woman or person of color ever wants you to lower the bar because that devalues their contribution.
32. When you bring new people into your organization, you need to over-index to ensure their inclusion.
33. You have to keep consistency if you want to see the outcomes.
34. Your human talent is your most important talent.
35. Engagement – You must be engaged with your people.
36. Most people are motivated by money and power, or public recognition, or platforms and promotions.
37. Powerful leaders are inclusive leaders.
38. Everybody values being heard.
39. Transformative leaders are tenacious, thoughtful, transcendent, and transparent.
40. R – Take Risks.  You must be comfortable taking risks.
41. Information is a commodity.  The differentiator is are you willing to take risks.
42. Fear has no place in your success equation.
43. Courage.  It takes courage to be a powerful, influential leader.
44. As people of faith, you know you should never be besieged by fear.

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