Digital Leadership Quotes & Sayings

From average to great is a leadership journey; it takes vision, passion, confidence, problem-solving skills, and teamwork to match up. — Pearl Zhu

The difference between an "Atypical CIO" and a "Stereotypical CIO" is not about the physical identity but at the mindset level. — Pearl Zhu

Digital age of business and world shall move up from apathy, to sympathy, to empathy. — Pearl Zhu

The CIO must now wear many hats, and see the forest through the trees. — Pearl Zhu

The wisdom and goal of innovative CIOs are to help the organization think clearly about the two horizons of future, the short-term gain, and the long term win. — Pearl Zhu

There are many things to resist, but disease is not one of them. — Herbert M. Shelton

Speaking the unspeakable. As a leader, you need to not just listen to what's being said, but more importantly, what's not being said. — Pearl Zhu

A bridge-like CIO has the mind to think via the multidimensional lens, the gut to innovate fearlessly; the strategy to lead wisely and the skill to move progressively. — Pearl Zhu

The hard core of leadership capabilities strengthens leadership effectiveness and highlights leadership substance. — Pearl Zhu

Digitas is a company that's very rapidly changing - the digital world changes every day. It's important we hire people who are curious about what's going on and who are willing to learn and want to learn. I look for core leadership traits. — Laura Lang

Having a title only doesn't make one a leader; talented people without a title don't follow blindly, they practice leadership via influence. — Pearl Zhu

The tough choice facing CIOs is not about only picking one identity as either being strategic or tactical, but about - when acting as a strategic leader, when playing as a tactical manager. — Pearl Zhu

It's been just a year since the RNC committed to revamp the way they help our candidates with its 'Growth and Opportunity Project,' and already there are signs of improvement. From new leadership and initiatives in the digital arena, to improving the GOP ground game (as we just saw with David Jolly's victory in FL-13), to the historic decision to restructure the primary calendar and primary debates, the RNC's steps will help keep the House and to take the Senate in 2014, win the White House in 2016, and build for the future. Looking forward to more progress in the months ahead. — Karl Rove

Water be wine," I said, not thinking and distracted by the surge of magic. "Tears of the heavens, become fruit of the vine."
I felt more than saw Silla and Reese hesitate.
But I kept going. "Water be wine. Water be wine. Blood from my body, the power is mine. Water be wine."
With a silent clap of energy, the entire bowl of water transformed into dark wine. — Tessa Gratton

Digital-savvy CIOs can envision the upcoming business trends and have both "sense and sensitivity" to understand people and lead effortlessly. — Pearl Zhu

The segregated schools of today are arguably no more equal than the segregated schools of the past. — Ed Markey

I was born out of a Vegas marriage: My parents got married three days after they met. — Elle King

All leaders need to ask questions, but they also need to assist in providing answers, to bridge the gap between questions and answers. — Pearl Zhu

Digital leadership must be extremely visionary, mindful, creative, empathetic, generous, conscious, passionate, and humble. — Pearl Zhu

Digital synchronization occurs when all parts of the choir sing their respective parts in harmony. — Pearl Zhu

The defining qualities that will distinguish great leaders from the rest are stemmed from the mindset level. — Pearl Zhu

Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write. — Jean Anouilh

Leadership view is multidimensional with the full spectrum of colors. — Pearl Zhu

CIOs may not be the subject matter expert of all IT domains, but they should understand technology enough to ensure they have a keen sense of judgment on the priorities for IT investment. — Pearl Zhu

From a leadership perspective, the liking has to be qualified and be able to garner respect. — Pearl Zhu

The "artificial gap" between business and IT can be bridged via effective leadership, profound understanding, continuous learning, and improvement. — Pearl Zhu

Marketing without sales is dead. — Richie Norton

I want to go after dreams that are destined to fail without diving intervention. — Mark Batterson

The Board must set a tone for digital leadership. — Pearl Zhu

Digital creates the new demand and dimension for global leadership mind-set. — Pearl Zhu

I say, 'Get me some poets as managers.' Poets are our original systems thinkers. They contemplate the world in which we live and feel obligated to interpret, and give expression to it in a way that makes the reader understand how that world runs. Poets, those unheralded systems thinkers, are our true digital thinkers. It is from their midst that I believe we will draw tomorrow's new business leaders.
Sidney Harman, CEO Multimillionaire of a stereo components company — Daniel H. Pink

A CIO needs to be better-rounded than to have a title of "logical" or "creative. — Pearl Zhu