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“You don’t lead by hitting people over the head. That’s assault, not leadership.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Don't find fault, find a remedy.”
— Henry Ford
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”
— M. D. Arnold
“The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.”
— Mary Kay Ash
“The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.”
— Vince Lombardi
“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”
— Abraham Lincoln
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”
— Rosalynn Carter
“The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— James Buchanan
“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”
— John C. Maxwell
“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”
— Colin Powell
“The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful.”
— Jon Taffer
“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”
— Nelson Mandela
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
— John F. Kennedy
“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”
— King George VI
“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”
— Bill Bradley
“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”
— Arnold H. Glasow
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
— John Quincy Adams
“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.”
— Douglas MacArthur
“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”
— Ken Blanchard
“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”
“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”
— Peter Drucker
“A good leader takes a little more than their share of the blame, a little less than their share of the credit.”
“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”
— Leroy Eimes
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs
“To lead people, walk beside them.”
— Lao Tzu
“To add value to others, one must first value others.”
“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.”
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.”
— Theodore M. Hesburgh
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.”
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy.”
— Jim Rohn
“The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”
— Ronald Reagan
“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.”
— John Wooden
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things.”
“You don't lead by hitting people over the head — that's assault, not leadership.”
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader
“The sign of a good leader is not how many followers you have, but how many leaders you create.”
“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”
— Brian Tracy
“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”
— Woodrow Wilson
“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”
— John Zenger
“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
“A boss has the title, a leader has the people.”
“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”
— Pete Hoekstra
“The leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.”
— Eric Hoffer
“The task of the leader is to get their people from where they are to where they have not been.”
— Henry Kissinger
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
— Thomas Jefferson
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
“Earn your leadership every day.”
— Michael Jordan
“Leadership means duty first, convenience second.”
— George W. Bush
“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant.”
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.”
— Andrew Carnegie
“Leadership is not about being the best. It's about making everyone else better.”
— Unknown
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
— Warren Bennis
“You don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership.”
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
— Jack Welch
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
“The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader.”
— Albert Einstein
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.”
“Leadership is not about finding the right person. It's about making the right decisions.”
“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.”
“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
— Harold S. Geneen
“In the end, a leader's real power is the power to inspire others.”
“You manage things; you lead people.”
— Grace Murray Hopper
“Leadership is not about being the best. Leadership is about making everyone else better.”
“What you do has far greater impact than what you say.”
— Stephen Covey
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
— Bill Gates
“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born—that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”
“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”
“Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way.”
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; kind, but not weak; bold, but not bully; thoughtful, but not lazy.”
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right—for you'll be criticized anyway.”
“A leader's job is to look into the future and see the organization not as it is, but as it can become.”
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”
— Sheryl Sandberg
“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
— Roy T. Bennett
“The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.”
“To lead people, walk beside them. As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. When the best leader's work is done, the people say, 'We did it ourselves!'”
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
— George S. Patton
“You don't lead by hitting people over the head—that's assault, not leadership.”
“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
“The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.”
— Kenneth H. Blanchard
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go but ought to be.”
“With great power there must also come great responsibility.”
— Stan Lee
“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”
— Margaret Wheatley
“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”
— Max Lucado
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets people to do the greatest things.”
“Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge.”
“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.”
— Seth Godin
“Leadership is not about being the best. It is about making everyone else better.”
— Anonymous
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists.”
“True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”
— Bill Owens
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
— Voltaire
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because they want to do it.”
“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
“Leadership is not just about giving energy... it's unleashing other people's energy.”
— Paul Polman
“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”
— Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh
“The real leader has no need to lead — he is content to point the way.”
— Henry Miller
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
“A leader is best when people barely know they exist, when their work is done, their aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
“To lead people, walk behind them.”
“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born—that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”
“The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.”
— John Ruskin
“Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.”
“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”
— Sam Walton
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action.”
— Andrea Jung
“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.”
“Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.”
— Reed Markham
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; kind, but not weak; bold, but not bully; thoughtful, but not lazy; humble, but not timid; proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.”
“Leadership is an action, not a position.”
— Donald McGannon
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully.”
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
“Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.”
“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”
— Aristotle
“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”
“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.”
— Theodore Hesburgh
“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born — that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”
“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
— Winston Churchill
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway.”
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”
— Ernest Hemingway
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
“Leadership is not just about giving energy… it’s unleashing other people’s energy.”
“Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.”
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc
“The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.”
— Faye Wattleton
“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision.”
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