Quotes About Leadership

The role of leaders is not to get other people to follow them but to empower others to lead.

Leadership is a journey, not a destination. It is a marathon, not a sprint. It is a process, not an outcome. (quoting John Donahoe)

Leaders with principles are less likely to get bullied or pushed around because they can draw clear lines in the sand…The softest pillow is a clear conscience. —Narayana Murthy, founder and CEO, Infosys

successful leadership takes conscious development and requires being true to your life story.

Leadership is the sum total of who you are. Leaders are developed not simply born and we can all develop ourselves to be able to guide others. Anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader.

the hardest person you will ever have to lead is yourself.

Pursuing purpose with passion • Practicing solid values • Leading with heart • Establishing enduring relationships • Demonstrating self-discipline

Your life story defines your leadership.

Rather than be the powerful out-front leader, she was quietly leading from behind by encouraging individual members of this peer network to step up and lead.

True North is the internal compass that guides you successfully through life.

It requires courage and resolve to resist the constant pressures and expectations confronting you and to take corrective action when necessary.

The difference with authentic leaders lies in the way they frame their stories.

Making heroes out of celebrity CEOs is at the heart of the crisis in corporate leadership.

Authentic leaders, such as Mulcahy, recognize the collective power of an empowered team far exceeds that of any single individual, and they rally teams around a common cause.

The hierarchical, directive leadership style so prevalent in the past century is fading fast in favor of today's collaborative leaders, who

Every church, every team, every organization demands and deserves a "vision embodier," someone whose life values and commitments personify the vision. Cut them and they bleed the vision.

that at a certain point people need more than vision.

Effective leaders are always monitoring vision leakage.

like Jesus, the greatest spiritual leader who ever walked the earth, need to be serious about "our Father's business.

Can I come right out and say it? It's time for church leaders to really lead.

It is impossible for any one church to do it all.

If God has given you a kingdom vision, if you see it clearly and feel it deeply, you had better take responsibility for it. You had better give your life to it. That's why God made you a leader.

Most leaders assume that everybody who comes to church knows God's mind on financial matters. But the truth is that many people are absolutely clueless regarding the basic principles of Christian financial management. Leaders and teachers need to educate their congregations before they can expect them to honor God with their money and eventually get excited about resourcing the church.

accomplishing a vision requires a lot more than pep talks, slogans, emotional stories, and heart-tugging video clips.