“Leaders who refuse to listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing important to say.”

“What we don’t want to hear is generally what we need to hear.”

“Leadership is not about making decisions on your own. It’s about owning decisions once they are made.”

“The leader shouldn’t make all the decisions. The leader should just make sure the decisions are good ones.”


“You have got to create a mechanism to listen to the right people.”

“Your private decisions will be judged publicly.

“The more sense of input that people have, the less the push back.”

“Leaders are attracted to environments where ideas and opinions are heard.”

“Leaders want more than assignments. They want input into the decision-making process.”

“Leaders want to influence their own destinies.”

“You need to listen deep in your organization. That doesn’t mean you have to meet with everyone in the organization.”

~Andy Stanley

–Andy Stanley Born May. 1958 is the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Browns Bridge Community Church.

Trivia:In January, 2009, Stanley was selected to be the fourth speaker at the National Prayer Service following the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

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