Michael Schrage
Knowledge isn’t power; the ability to act on knowledge is power.
Most firms grossly overinvest in technologies that let people see what’s going on and dramatically underinvest in delegation and true empowerment.
Content: Quotation | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Knowledge, Power / Authority
Napolean
To get power you need to display absolute pettiness, to exercise power you need to show true greatness.
Content: Quotation | Source: The Contender (Hollywood Movie) | Subject: Power / Authority
Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire
diversity in counsel, unity in command
Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Leadership, Power / Authority
Douglas MacArthur
I recall a Douglas MacArthur biographer who claimed that the one piece of advice that MacArthur most valued (which was passed on to him by one of his military forbearers) was “Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.”
Content: Quotation | Source: Unknown | Subject: Power / Authority
E. M. Forster: Howard’s End
Don’t ask for power. Seek influence. It lasts longer.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Personal Development, Power / Authority
Kenneth Blanchard
Authority is 20% given and 80% taken!
Content: Quotation | Subject: Power / Authority
Charles de Gaulle
Nothing more enhances authority than silence.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Leadership, Power / Authority