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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...

A leader leads by example, not by force.

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

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

“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.”

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

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

"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...

"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...

"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,...

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

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

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

"That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of...

"For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change."

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

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

"Followers are the gem cutters of leadership coaxing out its full brilliance."

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

"Leadership is difficult but it is not complex."

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

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

"Leadership is someone who demonstrates what's possible."

"Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching."

"Leadership is an intangible quality with no clear definition. That's probably a good thing, because if the people who were being led knew the definition,...

"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others."

"There are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept."

"Leadership is the art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task, objective or project."

"Leadership is the ability to establish standards and manage a creative climate where people are self-motivated toward the mastery of long-term constructive goals, in a...

"Leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do it."