The kinds of people we need in government are executives who know how to get things done. These are the types of workers and executives who already are, or who will become, stars in any industry. There are also many workers in our civil service who are waiting for good leaders to inspire them. Years…
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We need a leader who is going to restore the respect this country enjoyed in the past. I'm criticized for not issuing elaborate, detailed policy statements. What good are detailed plans if your country doesn't have the credibility to carry them out—but I issue them anyway.
There is no politician who understands our tax system like I do. It has to be changed to make it fair for all Americans— and simplified. I am a strong, proud conservative. The biggest difference between me and all the do-nothing politicians who are all talk, no action? Those people constantly claimi…
Affordable health care? Here’s my word— and I never go back on my word: Obamacare needs to be repealed ASAP— and replaced with something far better. Immigration reform? Has anybody been more of a leader on this issue than me? My plan is simple: We build a wall and take back control of our country. M…
A great leader has to be flexible, holding his ground on the major principles but finding room for compromises that can bring people together. A great leader has to be savvy at negotiations so we don’t drown every bill in pork barrel bridges to nowhere. I know how to stand my ground— but I also know…
Many of our problems, caused by years of stupid decisions or no decisions at all, have grown into a huge mess. If I could wave a magic wand and fix them, I’d do it. But there are a lot of different voices— and interests— that have to be considered when working toward solutions. This involves getting…
To hear our left-wing critics tell it, we need socialism to make this country move forward, and we need a president who can make up the rules as he goes along. If he can’t get Congress to do something, he needs to rule by executive order. I say that’s complete nonsense. The free market works— it jus…
The only things that work are having a clear point of view and knowing how to get your message across to the country so that the people support and understand your mission. This way we’re not divided, and special interest groups cannot buy the outcomes they want and rip us apart.
We shouldn’t take any fiscal advice from members of a Congress that can’t pass a budget, nor should we expect them to keep their job-creating promises. We need someone who is a tough negotiator and a real leader.
I’m not bragging when I say that I’m a winner. I have experience in winning. That’s what we call leadership. That means that people will follow me and be inspired by what I do. How do I know? I’ve been a leader my whole life. Thousands of my employees know that I’ll deliver and help them deliver. So…
To start with, we need a government that is committed to winning and has experience in winning.
Who knows? When I began speaking out, I was a realist. I knew the relentless and incompetent naysayers of the status quo would anxiously line up against me, and they have: The politicians who talk a great game in campaigns— and play like total losers when they try to actually govern because they can…
I’m not bragging when I say that I’m a winner. I have experience in winning. That’s what we call leadership. That means that people will follow me and be inspired by what I do. How do I know? I’ve been a leader my whole life. Thousands of my employees know that I’ll deliver and help them deliver. So…
The honest test of the value of any management activity is to run projects without some of them and observe how well people perform with a lighter touch. It’s a test few leaders have the courage to take.
All of this comes from Bezos himself. Amazon’s values are his business principles, molded through two decades of surviving in the thin atmosphere of low profit margins and fierce skepticism from the outside world. In a way, the entire company is scaffolding built around his brain — an amplification…
It is the responsibility of good leaders to make sure that words remain attached to the meanings and ideals they represent.