"Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it - short-term pain for long-term gain"
- George Will
About this Quote
This quote by George Will speaks with the concept that management is not only about making decisions that benefit the long-lasting, however likewise about making difficult choices that may trigger short-term pain. Leaders must want to make decisions that may not be popular in the short-term, but will eventually benefit the organization in the long-term. This needs a particular level of courage and strength, as well as the ability to take responsibility for the choices made. Leaders must have the ability to accept criticism and push through the short-term discomfort in order to accomplish the long-term gain. This quote highlights the value of making challenging decisions and the nerve it takes to do so.
This quote is written / told by George Will somewhere between May 4, 1941 and today. He was a famous Journalist from USA.
The author also have 25 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"
