Quotations that carry the key message really well…
We hope you find these quotations interesting, insightful and perhaps even inspiring:
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”.
– Abraham Lincoln
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave ’em all over everything you do”
– Elvis Presley
“Leadership is not a person or a position. It is a complex moral relationship between people based on trust, obligation, commitment, emotion, and a shared vision of the good”
– Joanne B. Ciulla
“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But, if you must be without one, be without strategy.”
– General Norman Schwarzkopf
“Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action”
– Simon Sinek
“There is a need for financial reform along ethical lines that would produce in its turn an economic reform to benefit everyone. This would nevertheless require a courageous change of attitude on the part of political leaders”.
– Pope Francis.
This initiative is designed to explore the thinking behind those quotations; and how leadership interacts with other key topics such as culture, reward mechanisms, governance; and much more.
This is a fascinating topic and clearly, there is going to be a great deal to think about, discuss and explore.
If, like us, you want real and meaningful improvements to the financial system then please ‘stand up, not stand by’ – please get involved with this ground-breaking initiative because we need all the help that we can get to galvanise support for positive, progressive and purposeful finance reform through values-based and virtuous leadership.