Empowerment..

"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."

~ Theodore Roosevelt

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."

~ General George Smith Patton, Jr.

"The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process."

~ Barbara Colorose

"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves."

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"[As a leader,] you have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead."

~ Tom Ridge