John Kasich

It's not trickle down economics. The problem that the president has is that he's rudderless on the economy. I mean, he doesn't quite know what to do. It's a wake-up on Monday and try to figure it out. It takes time to turn a supertanker, so you need to know where you need to go.

American Politician

Klaus Schwab

Europe has never had a single or unified voice in world affairs: a common foreign policy. It has often appeared to be rudderless and unable to make quick decisions when faced with economic crises, presenting instead an image of division and hopelessness.

German Economist

Jon Hamm

When you're a kid, you're just not equipped to deal with some of the stuff that life brings you. It's why you have parents. And then, when you don't, there better be somebody who fills in that gap, or you're going to be rudderless for a while.

American Actor

George Pelecanos

I was really rudderless at one point my life. And once I started reading books, then I got the idea that maybe I could become a writer. I had a goal. And every day when I got up, there was a reason.

American Author

Les Dawson

I need to give affection and love, because without that, I wither. I need to give that love to someone. Without that, I'm rudderless.

English Comedian

Grant Heslov

There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.

John Lydon

I hate death; it takes people away from you. You're left feeling rudderless.

English Musician

Use 'rudderless' to describe a situation where leadership is absent or ineffective.

Leadership Context

'Rudderless' often implies a sense of anxiety or concern about lack of direction.

Emotional Tone

The word 'rudderless' carries a negative tone, suggesting problems and instability.

Negative Connotation

 into language that we all intuitively get. That's the first understanding. But understanding without relevance is rudderless. So the second key then is to make climate feel like something that matters to you, to your life, individually and personally.