Self-confidence — quiet self-confidence — is the key to winning. A quiet, deep-seated belief in yourself and what you stand for. Cockiness has nothing to do with confidence.
David L. Calhoun
Virginia Tech Commencement 2005, 2005
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David Calhoun, then Vice Chairman of General Electric and a Virginia Tech alumnus, returned to his alma mater to deliver a commencement address structured around the leadership lessons he had learned over his career at one of the world's largest companies. This distinction between quiet self-confidence and cockiness was Calhoun's first and most emphatic point. He had observed throughout his career that the most effective leaders weren't the loudest or most self-promoting — they were the ones who carried a deep, steady belief in their values and abilities that didn't need external validation. The qualifier 'quiet' was deliberate. In a corporate culture that often rewards boldness and self-promotion, Calhoun was arguing for a different kind of strength — one rooted in competence and character rather than performance and bluster.
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