Pat Heim Quotes:

Leadership doesn't mean giving marching orders that others must follow blindly. Rather, it means causing others to want to follow. Successful leadership is personal.

Topics: Leadership, Mean, Successful

Actually, power is like money; neither good nor bad. Its negative or positive spin depends upon how we use it.

source: - Pat Heim, Tammy Hughes, Susan K. Golant (2015). “Hardball for Women: Winning at the Game of Business: Third Edition”, p.118, Penguin

Topics: Negative, Use

A constant tension exists between an individual's interests, personal needs, and skills, and what the organization requires of her. We've all asked ourselves, How much of my own agenda should I sacrifice in order to help the rest of the staff meet the company's goals?

Topics: Sacrifice, Order, Skills, Personal Needs

Women also lose sight of their goals by taking on extra responsibilities. We are virtual responsibility magnets. We don't make these decisions consciously or deliberately, but out of the fear that if we don't act on a need, it will never get resolved. ... But we fail to realize that once we become responsible for something, we may be responsible to it forever.

source: - Pat Heim, Susan K. Golant (2005). “Hardball for Women: Revised Edition”, p.211, Penguin

Topics: Responsibility, Sight, Goal

Whether you're moving to a new company or a new department within your current organization, I believe you'll end up miles ahead if you shop for a boss, not a position. You may secure the greatest job in the world, but a miserable boss will turn gold into ashes. ... In many ways, your boss may be more important than the job.

Topics: Jobs, Work, Moving, New Company

I strongly urge you to consciously consider what success means to you. Instead of allowing others or society to determine when you win, you determine it.

source: - Pat Heim, Tammy Hughes, Susan K. Golant (2015). “Hardball for Women: Winning at the Game of Business: Third Edition”, p.177, Penguin

Topics: Success, Mean, Winning

Studies have shown that the terms girl and lady have pejorative connotations: They conjure images of someone weaker and lazier; someone more nervous, afraid, dependent, immature, and inconsiderate; someone less sexy, intelligent, and certainly less charismatic than 'woman.' Indeed, the term woman is overwhelmingly interpreted as more favorable and is most often used to describe adult females who deserve respect.

Topics: Girl, Sexy, Intelligent, Inconsiderate

Simply stated, power is the ability to get things done.

source: - Pat Heim, Tammy Hughes, Susan K. Golant (2015). “Hardball for Women: Winning at the Game of Business: Third Edition”, p.117, Penguin

Topics: Power, Done, Ability

Great leaders make leadership look so easy.

source: - Pat Heim, Susan K. Golant (2005). “Hardball for Women: Revised Edition”, p.121, Penguin

Topics: Leadership, Looks, Great Leader

Before negotiating a raise, start collecting a file of evidence showing how you've impacted the bottom line. ... Don't believe there's no money in the budget. Don't assume your boss knows how great you've been doing. Don't threaten to leave -- you may be given the opportunity.

Topics: Believe, Opportunity, Boss