What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English.
Leaders must know where they are going if they expect others to willingly join them on the journey.
The best way to lead people into the future is to connect with them deeply in the present.
It always takes a group of people working together with a common purpose in an atmosphere of trust and collaboration to get extraordinary things done.
Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow.
Leaders strengthen credibility by demonstrating that they are not in it for themselves, instead they have the interests of the institution, department, or team and its constituents at heart. Being a servant may not be what many leaders had in mind when they chose to take responsibility for the vision and direction of their organization or team - but serving others is the most glorious and rewarding of all leadership tasks.
Leadership isn’t the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It’s a process ordinary people use when they’re bringing forth the best from themselves and others. Liberate the leader in everyone, and extraordinary things happen.
Don't quote the distinction, for the honour of my lord Coke.
I use the phrase "fellow citizen" all the time when referring to the - people always say, "The American people, the American people. " I prefer the phrase fellow citizen because there's a power in that, there's a responsibility, there's a duty in using that phrase fellow citizen.
Let me love you, but don't love me back. Do love me and let me hate you for a while. Let me feel like I have some control, because I know I never do.
My father was not able to get all the vinyl he used to listen to with me. He couldn't travel as he did it because of his profession as a diplomatic career.