Maxwell, John C.

A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and little less than his share of the...

Tzu, Sun

A leader leads by example, not by force.

Gates, Bill

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Posner, Barry

"Leadership is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations."

Bennis, Warren

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.”

Drucker, Peter F.

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

Marden, Orison Swett

“There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.”

Welch, Jack

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

Maxwell, John C.

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

Maxwell, John C.

"The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization...

Rohn, Jim

"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...

Taylor, Bill

"The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action, an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap,...

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Malraux, Andre

"To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less."

Kesey, Ken

"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case."

Kelley, David M.

"The way I would measure leadership is this: of the people that are working with me, how many wake up in the morning thinking that...

Aristotle

"He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader."

Bradley, Omar

"The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness."...

Friedman, Edwin H.

"The function of a leader within any institution: to provide that regulation through his or her non-anxious, self-defined presence."

Lippmann, Walter

"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on."

Lombardi, Vince

"Leaders aren't born, they are made."

Northouse, P.G.

"Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal."

Secretan, Lance

"Great leadership is about human experiences, not processes. Leadership is not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the...

McKinney, Michael

"Leadership is difficult but it is not complex."

Romney, Mitt

"Leadership is about taking responsibility and not making excuses."

Randall, Clarence

"The leader must know, must know that he knows, and must be able to make it abundantly clear to those around him that he knows."

Wills, Gary

"The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. ... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally...

Emerson, Albert

"Leadership by example is the only kind of real leadership. Everything else is dictatorship."

Patton, George Smith

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."

Geneen, Harold

"Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions."

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