Carla Harris Quotes

Leaders, hear me clearly. "If you don't trust them, they won't trust you.

One of the most valuable things you can do as an influential leader is to listen, because people will always tell you what they value and what they want. When you know that, you can deliver—and then you can make the sale.

“Expect to Win” and “Strategize to Win,

Make sure your voice is in the room. "Then you can use silence as power and convey messages by the look on your face—the way the boys do."

Give your influence away," she urged her listeners. "Amplify your impact by creating other leaders. Think of yourself as a kingmaker, a queenmaker." Invest in the success of the people in whom you see potential, she continued, because building one another up goes both ways. "You won't be successful if your people don't believe in you, so you have to invest in their success as well.

I'm self-aware enough that when I walk into that Birmingham board room, I know I have to be able to connect with those men so they will hear me," she said. "It's about speaking and showing up in a way that your listeners will hear you, embrace you and act upon what you say.

You need to understand that you have it, and that you can use it. Because what you do not use, you will definitely lose. You got here because you earned that seat at that table. Don't give away your power by ignoring that fact.

Never count yourself out.

We are blessed so that we may be a blessing to others."

As senior women in your organizations, every single one of you in this room has influence,

Say 'I see you,' and invite them to join the conversation. Everyone values being heard."

Lead to Win,” is a concise and charismatic effort that promotes leadership reflection.

It’s not an either-or type of thing,

Leadership has transformed from oversight to insight,”

Everybody Is Somebody's Child." "No matter how different we seem, we need to identify what we have in common," Harris said. "And one of those things is that everyone is somebody's child.