Quotes About Leadership

YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR FATE, THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR SOUL

The man who can organize and direct a Master Mind group of men who possess knowledge useful in the accumulation of money, is just as much a man of education as any man in the group.

Organized effort is produced through the coordination of effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite end, in a spirit of harmony.

Leadership calls for POWER, and power calls for COOPERATION.

We who desire to accumulate riches, should remember the real leaders of the world always have been men who harnessed, and put into practical use, the intangible, unseen forces of unborn opportunity, and have converted those forces, [or impulses of thought], into sky-scrapers, cities, factories, airplanes, automobiles, and every form of convenience that makes life more pleasant.

My complaint is not against the work that the churches have done, but the work that they could have done through leadership that was based upon the principle of co-ordinated, co-operative effort which would have carried civilization at least a thousand years ahead of where it is today. It is not yet too late for such leadership.

The world does not pay men for that which they "know." It pays them for what they DO, or induce others to do.

those who understand and apply the Carnegie secret, reach high stations in life.

The world will forgive you if you make mistakes, but it will never forgive you if you make no DECISIONS, because it will never hear of you outside of the community in which you live.

Fear of competition from followers. The leader who fears that one of his followers may take his position is practically sure to realize that fear sooner or later.

There is no hope of success for the person who repels people through a negative personality. Success comes through the application of POWER, and power is attained through the cooperative efforts of other people. A negative personality will not induce cooperation.

With few exceptions, the man who cannot follow a leader intelligently, cannot become an efficient leader.

The efficient leader leads by encouraging, and not by trying to instil fear in the hearts of his followers. The leader who tries to impress his followers with his "authority" comes within the category of leadership through force. If a leader is a real leader, he will have no need to advertise that fact except by his conduct— his sympathy, understanding, fairness, and a demonstration that he knows his job.

The competent leader requires no "title" to give him the respect of his followers. The man who makes too much over his title generally has little else to emphasize. The doors to the office of the real leader are open to all who wish to enter, and his working quarters are free from formality or ostentation.

O mais fácil teria sido Marshall Field fazer exatamente o que seus companheiros fizeram. Quando a situação era difícil e o futuro parecia desanimador, eles partiram e foram para onde parecia mais fácil. Marque bem essa diferença entre Marshall Field e os outros comerciantes. É a diferença que distingue aqueles que alcançam o sucesso dos que fracassam.

Shifting responsibility to the sales manager.

Depending on your sales manager for prospects.

When a man, whether he is a leader or follower, admits that he is "too busy" to change his plans, or to give attention to any emergency, he admits his inefficiency. The successful leader must be the master of all details connected with his position.

There is no charge save the time necessary to understand and appropriate them. Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it. The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly, and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.

Definiteness of decision always requires courage, sometimes very great courage. The fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence staked their lives on the decision to affix their signatures to that document.

Remember that no one is ever rewarded or promoted because of a bad disposition and negative mental attitude

Os grandes líderes do comércio, da indústria e das finanças e os grandes artistas, músicos, poetas e escritores se tornaram grandes porque desenvolveram a capacidade da imaginação criativa.

Men who control themselves usually boss the job, no matter what it may be.

The man who can organize and direct a Master Mind group of men who possess knowledge useful in the accumulation of money, is just as much a man of education as any man in the group. REMEMBER THIS, if you suffer from a feeling of inferiority, because your schooling has been limited.