Motivational Quotes

Leadership

I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do and like it.

- Truman, Harry S

Best Quotes about Leadership

A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

Ovid

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

Glasgow, Arnold H.

Managers are people who do things right; leaders are people who do the right thing.

Bennis, Warren

I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

Talleyrand, Charles Maurice De

The lead dog gets the best view. The rest of the dogs view is butt ugly. Of course, the lead dog is also the first to fall into the ravine.

Saunders, Richard

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

Diderot, Denis

True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the leaders.

Townsend, Robert

When the best leader's work is done the people say, We did it ourselves.

Lao-Tzu

I'm their leader, I've got to follow them.

Ledru-Rollin, Alexandre

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Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

Kissinger, Henry

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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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Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

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I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar.

Churchill, Winston

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Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.

Fuller, R. Buckminster

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The world cannot be governed without juggling.

Selden, John

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I learned that a great leader is a man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do and like it.

Truman, Harry S

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When placed in command -- take charge.

Schwarzkopf, Norman

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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

Rockefeller, John D.

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It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head.

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

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The wise man who is not heeded is counted a fool, and the fool who proclaims the general folly first and loudest passes for a prophet and F?hrer, and sometimes it is luckily the other way round as well, or else mankind would long since have perished of stupidity.

Jung, Carl

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Eagles don't flock, you have to find them one at a time.

Perot, H. Ross

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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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Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

Augustine, St.

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Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.

Packard, Vance

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

Depree, Max

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The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.

Anderson, Marian

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You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

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The person who has no enemies has no followers.

Piatt, Don

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Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.

Peters, Thomas J.

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The crowd gives the leader new strength.

Evenius

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

Proverb, French

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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 good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

Rohn, Jim

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The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says lets, GO!

Selfridge, H. Gordon

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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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I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

Gandhi, Mahatma

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Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Lee Iacocca

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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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Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.

Ford, Henry

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When the leadership is right and the time is right, the people can always be counted upon to follow -- to the end at all costs.

Seymour, Harold J.

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The leader seeks to communicate his vision to his followers. He captures their attention with his optimistic intuition of possible solutions to their needs. He influences them by the dynamism of his faith. He demonstrates confidence that the challenge can be met, the need resolved, the crisis overcome.

Haggai, John

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Education is the mother of leadership.

Willkie, Wendell L.

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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.

Geneen, Harold S.

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If I advance, follow me! If I retreat, kill me! If I die, avenge me!

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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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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'Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.

Cervantes, Miguel De

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

Barker, Joel A.

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We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Patton, George S.