“The first key to leadership is self-control.”
“The first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to defeat than the greatest wrestler. He warned them that "if you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead.”
Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World“Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others.”
Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World“A leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words.”
Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World“The first key to leadership is self-control.”
Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World“If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.”
Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World“Every society produces its own cultural conceits, a set of lies and delusions about itself that thrive in the face of all contrary evidence.”
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