Susan Macpherson (Founder & CEO, McPherson Strategies)ġ7. Women founders in particular are often highly skilled at making connections that can help advance their businesses.” It’s become the backbone of our firm’s success. I credit much of my success to always making it a point to truly get to know people and help them whenever I can. “Who you are surrounded by often determines who you become.”ġ6. ![]() Eleanor Roosevelt (Former First Lady of the United States)ġ5. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you’ll be criticized anyway.” When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.”ġ4. “I always did something I was a little not ready to do. Ginni Rometty (Executive Chairman, IBM)ġ3. “I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. ![]() We want to empower women to do exactly what they want, to be true to themselves, to have the opportunities to develop.”ġ2. These things are so irrelevant and surface to what it is all really about, and I wish people wouldn’t get caught up in that. Shave your armpits, don’t shave them, wear flats one day, heels the next. “If you want to run for Prime Minister, you can. Oprah Winfrey (Media Executive and Philanthropist)ġ1. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” You'll love it.' Opportunities – the good ones – are messy, confusing and hard to recognize. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. “Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way. Arianna Huffington (Founder & CEO, Thrive Global)ĩ. Understand that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” “We need to accept that we don’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes. Sallie Krawcheck (CEO & Co-Founder, Ellevest)Ĩ. “If you’re not making some notable mistakes along the way, you’re certainly not taking enough business and career chances." Greta Thunberg (Environmental Activist)ħ. “You are never too small to make a difference.” ![]() Marianne Williamson (Author and Activist)Ħ. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. It is a complex moral relationship between people based on trust, obligation, commitment, emotion, and a shared vision of the good.”ĥ. “Leadership is not a person or a position. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”Ĥ. Jacinda Ardern (Prime Minister of New Zealand)ģ. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.” “One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive enough or maybe somehow, because I’m empathetic, it means I’m weak. Padmasree Warrior (CEO & Founder, Fable)Ģ. “The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.” Whether you’re planning your next project, working on your side hustle, or leading your team – we hope these quotes about leadership from renowned women leaders will inspire you in your next endeavour.Įditor's note: This blog post was updated from its original version on. From leading nations, to standing up for human rights, to running the world’s most important organisations, women continue to shape the world through their leadership.
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