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Leadership Quotes

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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

– Eleanor Roosevelt

It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead – and find no one there.

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Inspired leaders move a business beyond problems into opportunities.

– Abraham Zaleznik

Ineffective leaders don’t react to problems, they respond to problems and learn.

In any situation, ask yourself: What strengths do I possess that can contribute towards accomplishing something in this situation? Then follow through.

If, as a coach, you devote all your energies to your present players, it is true that, for the present, you can win. However, if you spend no time on recruiting, you will eventually lose.

If you want to retain the loyalty of those who are present, you must show loyalty to those who are absent.

If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you’ll be ready to stop managing. And start leading.

If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.

– Chinese Proverb

If you want someone to develop a specific trait, treat them as though they already had it.

– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

If you think about it, people love others not for who they are, but for how they make us feel. We willingly follow others for much the same reason — it makes us feel good to do so.

– Warren Bennis

If you need ownership and responsibility from core workers, patriarchy can’t get you there.

– Peter Block

If you really want people to respond to your leadership, you have to have a personal relationship with them. they need to know you’re dependable and that you’ll be there if they have a problem. That’s personal power to me.

– Noreen Haffner

If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

– William Somerset Maugham

If you are truly a leader, you will help others to not just see themselves as they are, but also what they can become.

– David P. Schloss

If leaders are careless about basic things – telling the truth, respecting moral codes, proper professional conduct – who can believe them on other issues?

– James L Hayes

If I, the group leader, expect you, the group member, to be weak, then I elicit the weak part of you. If I expect you to be able to cope, I elicit your strength.

– Will Schutz

If employees understand the reasons behind the rules and regulations, the chances are excellent that they will respect them.

– Johnson & Johnson Co.

If he works for you, you work for him.

– Japanese proverb

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

– Benjamin Disraeli

Greatness is determined by service.

– Jr., Martin Luther King

Guide others, do not try to steer them.

Good leaders have two important characteristics: First, they are going somewhere. Second, they are able to persuade other people to go along with them.

Give SPECIFIC praise and recognition frequently.

Genuine leadership inspires, encourages and leads.

Find a middle ground between a doormat and a steamroller.

– Terry Paulson

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

– Christian Nestell Bovee

Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers

– Kouzes & Posner

Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers.

– Kouzes & Posner

Every now and then, a leader ought to look back to see if anyone is following.

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