Motivational Quotes

Leadership

Who has not served cannot command.

- Florio, John

Best Quotes about Leadership

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

Lombardi, Vince

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

Lombardi, Vince

Leadership is like the old galley ships. 100s are rowing, but only one (the captain) knows where they are going

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Lombardi, Vince

There is no such thing as a perfect leader either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is only pretending, like a pig inserting scallions into its nose in an effort to look like an elephant.

Liu Shao-Ch'I

Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

He is the richest man who enriches his country most; in whom the people feel richest and proudest; who gives himself with his money; who opens the doors of opportunity widest to those about him; who is ears to the deaf; eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. Such a man makes every acre of land in his community worth more, and makes richer every man who lives near him.

Marden, Orison Swett

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

Lippmann, Walter

The world of the 90s and beyond will belong to managers or those who make the numbers dance, as we used to say, or those who are conversant with all the business jargon we used to sound smart. The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders -- people who not only have an enormous amount of energy but who can energize those whom they lead.

Welch, John

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Leaders don't inflict pain -- they share pain.

Depree, Max

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People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Roosevelt, Theodore

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Those who can command themselves command others.

Hazlitt, William

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Great leaders understand human behavior rather than the cybernetics of any function.

Schorr, James

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The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.

Lukas, Wayne

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The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents.

Parrish, Amos

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Who has not served cannot command.

Florio, John

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Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

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Every private in the French army carries a Field Marshall wand in his knapsack.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Kissinger, Henry

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It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.

Pope John XXIII

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The successful man doesn't use others, other people use the successful man, for above all the success is of service.

Caine, Mark

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A leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn't go by yourself.

Barker, Joel A.

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Men are lead by trifles.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice.

George Goethals

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Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

Walton, Sam

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If you have fear of those that command you, spare those that obey you.

Azai, Rabbi Ben

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The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.

Maurois, Andre

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Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.

Ward, William A.

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The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.

Batten, Joe

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In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. I have always been encouraged -- or sometimes forced -- to confront the very natural fear of being wrong. I was constantly pushed to find out what I really thought and then to speak up. Over time, I came to see that waiting to discover which way the wind was blowing is an excellent way to learn how to be a follower.

Enrico, Roger

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Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

Machiavelli, Niccolo

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The person who has no enemies has no followers.

Piatt, Don

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Leadership has to do with direction. Management has to do with the speed, coordination and logistics in going in that direction. The WORKERS are chopping their way through the jungle. The MANAGERS are coordinating, making sure the tools are sharp, etc. The LEADERS climb a tree and shout Wrong jungle!! The MANAGERS shout back Be quiet! We're making progress!

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The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

Bennis, Warren

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Those that rule must hear and be deaf, must see and be blind.

Proverb, German

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The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

Stendhal, Henri B.

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Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too.

Half, Robert

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You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think.

Parker, Dorothy

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When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow.

Proverb, French

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That is no use at all. What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.

Melbourne, Lord

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Leadership is a serving relationship that has the effect of facilitating human development.

Ward, Ted

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The golden rule for every business man is this: Put yourself in your customer's place.

Marden, Orison Swett

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

Disraeli, Benjamin

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If you lead a country like Britain, a strong country, a country which has taken a lead in world affairs in good times and in bad, a country that is always reliable, then you have to have a touch of iron about you.

Thatcher, Margaret

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A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.

Ewing, Russell H.

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Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.

Diderot, Denis

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Popularity is not leadership.

Marcinko, Richard

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Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.

Rohn, Jim

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Certainly a leader needs a clear vision of the organization and where it is going, but a vision is of little value unless it is shared in a way so as to generate enthusiasm and commitment. Leadership and communication are inseparable.

Taylor, Claude

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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.

Walters, J. Donald