This quote by Ivan Illich speaks with the concept that management is not about being right all the time. Instead, it is about having the nerve to take risks and make choices, even if they may not be the most popular or appropriate ones. Leadership is about having the confidence to make decisions and do something about it, even if it suggests going versus the grain. It is about having the strength to stand up for what you believe in and to take responsibility for the repercussions of your choices. Leadership is not about being ideal all the time, however rather about having the nerve to make choices and act. It is about having the strength to stand up for what you believe in and to take responsibility for the effects of your decisions.
This quote is written / told by Ivan Illich between September 4, 1926 and December 2, 2002. He/she was a famous Sociologist from USA.
The author also have 9 other quotes.
"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership"
"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership"
"The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy"
"President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government"
"As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko"