Motivational Quotes

Leadership

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

- Maurois, Andre

Best Quotes about Leadership

Every ruler is harsh whose laws are new.

Aeschylus

Those who can command themselves command others.

Hazlitt, William

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.

Sheehy, Gail

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

Updike, John

Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it.

Bennis, Warren

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

Ward, Ted

There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability to lead somewhere that will be to the advantage of the led

Evans, Bergen

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.

Adair, John

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

Proverb, German

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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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An army of deer would be more formidable commanded by a lion, than an army of lions commanded by a stag.

Proverb

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

Stendhal, Henri B.

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

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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

Walters, J. Donald

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Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Syrus, Publilius

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Morale is faith in the man at the top.

Johnston, Albert Sidney

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

Batten, Joe

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Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs.

Will, George F.

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

Half, Robert

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

Bennis, Warren

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When placed in command -- take charge.

Schwarzkopf, Norman

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Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers. Source Unknown Effective leaders are known by the questions they ask rather than the statements they make.

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Show me the leader and I will know his men. Show me the men and I will know their leader.

Newcomb, Arthur W.

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Do your best to be the lead dog otherwise the view never changes.

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Leadership must be established from the top down.

Nunn, Sam

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Who has not served cannot command.

Florio, John

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The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without'playing up'to anyone - even to himself.

Andre Malraux

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The crowd gives the leader new strength.

Evenius

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

Townsend, Robert

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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.

Brecht, Bertolt

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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.

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No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius

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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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Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got. Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

Bird, Larry

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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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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.

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

Lukas, Wayne

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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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A leader knows what's best to do; a manager knows merely how best to do it.

Adelman, Ken

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It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won.

Kennedy, John F.

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Public sentiment is everything, with it nothing can fail, without it nothing can succeed.

Lincoln, Abraham

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Each person must decide for himself what he wants each day. As a leader, I will expose you to the options and the likely consequences of those options. I'll even share my opinion if asked, but I'll never confuse it with the opinion, which simply doesn't exist.

Dyer, Wayne

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The real leader has no need to lead -- he is content to point the way.

Miller, Henry

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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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Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

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Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.