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.
About Tom Ridge
Thomas Joseph Ridgeis an American politician and author who served in the George W. Bush administration as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003 and as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. He was the first person to hold either office.
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This war on terrorism is going to continue for an indefinite period of time.
43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
I’m confident that the terrorists are aware that from the curb to the cockpit we’ve got additional security measures that didn’t exist a couple of years ago.
43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Trust is a great force multiplier.
43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens.
43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
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.
43rd Governor of Pennsylvania, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security