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Leadership Quotes
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There is nothing so annoying as a good example!
– Mark Twain
There is a difference between leadership and management. Leadership is of the spirit, compounded of personality, vision and training. Its practice is an art. Management is a science of the mind. Managers are necessary; leaders are indispensable.
– Anonymous
The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.
– Frank C. Ross
The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, “We did it ourselves.”
– Lao Tzu
The way to make people shine is to let them be the gems that they are, and just provide a good setting and a little polish.
– Anonymous
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion.
– Theodore Hesburgh
The speed of the leader … determines the rate of the pack.
– Anonymous
The signs of outstanding leadership are found among the followers.
– Max DePree
The role of the leader is to recognize the future. The role of the leader is to find the future. The role of the leader is to secure the future.
– Anonymous
The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is the leadership of men.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
The most vital task of the leader is to motivate, inspire, empower and encourage the team’s primary resource — the unlimited, creative human potential to find better ways.
– Lewis Losoncy
The motivating team leader is that one person with a dream for the future.
– Lewis Losoncy
The mediocre leader tells The good leader explains The superior leader demonstrates The great leader inspires.
– Buchholz and Roth
The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.
– Lao Tzu
The level of morale is a good barometer of how each of your people is experiencing your leadership.
– Danny Cox
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
– Ken Blanchard
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
– Ken Blanchard
The law… requires that we chart a course for every endeavor… see how well we are progressing, tell the public how we are doing, stop the things that don’t work, and never stop improving…
– Bill Clinton
The leader acts with little motion, instructs not with words but by deeds, keeps informed but seldom interferes.
– Anonymous
The key element in good business management is emotional attitude. The rest is mechanics.
– Harvey Geenan
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you.
– Max DePree
The essence of leadership is the capacity to build and develop the self-esteem of the workers.
– Irwin Federman
The essence of leadership is the willingness to make the tough decisions. Prepared to be lonely.
– Colin Powell
The first basic ingredient of leadership is a guiding vision. The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do – professionally and personally – and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
– Warren Bennis
The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he/she wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
– Theodore Roosevelt
The best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do makes a difference.
– Anonymous
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say “We did it ourselves.”
– Zen
The best leaders use stories to answer three simple questions: Who am I? Who are we? Where are we going? … So what’s your story?
– Noel Tichy
The beaver is very skilled at its craft. It knows exactly what to do to fix a dam. The last thing it needs is someone on the bank shouting out dam instructions.
– Grant M. Bright
The best executive is the one who has the 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
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