Quotes by James M Strock

James M Strock

Any gathering of people requires leadership to cohere, to achieve its potential contribution. What is not needed is a “boss” of yore, directing everyone else’s efforts toward “the one best way.”

Boss

Effort

People

Curiously, for all the outpourings of scholarship on Theodore Roosevelt, no one had written a book focused directly on his leadership approach, working in large part from his own letters and other writings. That opportunity was open, and I was privileged to step in.

Book

Opportunity

Writing

Dwight Eisenhower has been underestimated, which may relate to his advanced age in office, his somewhat uneven communications skills, and his failure to present a forward-looking vision on the rising issue of civil rights.

Communication

Office

Vision

Everyone knows that Theodore Roosevelt was able to wring so much life out of each day, every hour, every minute. And yet, when one is immersed in a detailed, retrospective review of his life, his intense living, his vigor di vita, is nonetheless breathtaking.

Breathtaking

Hours

Intense

I often ask myself: “What would Theodore Roosevelt do?” One can never know, of course. The ultimate contribution of consequential leaders is often their capacity to reframe issues in novel ways. That said, his leadership engaged, at a foundational level, whether the American “national character” would accept decline and mediocrity, or would go all-in for leadership and excellence. Amid the myriad of otherwise disconnected issues before us, that choice is emerging yet again.

Character

Choices

Leader

If leadership is, fundamentally, about serving others, then any one person should be able to move between being a “leader” and a “follower.”

Leader

Moving

Serving Others

In a time when our nation is engaged in multiple, long-term wars, it’s critical that “the military” not become an abstraction to the vast majority of Americans who are not participants.

Military

Multiple

War

My Army reserve service was in the 1990s. It was, more than anything else, an opportunity for me to express gratitude. My understanding of and admiration for the American armed forces is deeper, better informed as a result. I’m among those who believe that military or other citizen service should be an expected part of every American’s life.

Believe

Gratitude

Military

One of the greatest misconceptions about Theodore Roosevelt – in his time and ours – is that he was impetuous.

Misconception

Theodore

Ronald Reagan memorably combined intimacy with distance.

Distance

Intimacy

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Art

Believe

Book

Boss

Breathtaking

Character

Choices

Comfort

Communication

Criticism

Critics

Cutting

Decision

Distance

Effort

Excellence

Eye

Focus

Genius

Gratitude

Hours

Intense

Interest

Interesting

Intimacy

Leader

Loner

Mediocrity

Memorable

Metaphor

Military

Misconception

Moving

Multiple

Nursing

Office

Opportunity

People

President

Serving Others

Teaching

Theodore

Understanding

Vision

War

World

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Quotes by James M Strock

James M Strock

Any gathering of people requires leadership to cohere, to achieve its potential contribution. What is not needed is a “boss” of yore, directing everyone else’s efforts toward “the one best way.”

Curiously, for all the outpourings of scholarship on Theodore Roosevelt, no one had written a book focused directly on his leadership approach, working in large part from his own letters and other writings. That opportunity was open, and I was privileged to step in.

Dwight Eisenhower has been underestimated, which may relate to his advanced age in office, his somewhat uneven communications skills, and his failure to present a forward-looking vision on the rising issue of civil rights.

Everyone knows that Theodore Roosevelt was able to wring so much life out of each day, every hour, every minute. And yet, when one is immersed in a detailed, retrospective review of his life, his intense living, his vigor di vita, is nonetheless breathtaking.

If leadership is, fundamentally, about serving others, then any one person should be able to move between being a “leader” and a “follower.”

In a time when our nation is engaged in multiple, long-term wars, it’s critical that “the military” not become an abstraction to the vast majority of Americans who are not participants.

One of the greatest misconceptions about Theodore Roosevelt – in his time and ours – is that he was impetuous.

Ronald Reagan memorably combined intimacy with distance.

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