Quotes About Leadership

Man is always the master, even in his weaker and most abandoned state; but in his weakness and degradation he is the foolish master who misgoverns his household.

It has been usual for men to think and to say, "Many men are slaves because one is an oppressor; let us hate the oppressor." Now, however, there is amongst an increasing few a tendency to reverse this judgment, and to say, "One man is an oppressor because many are slaves; let us despise the slaves.

He only is fitted to command and control who has succeeded in commanding and controlling himself.

Man is always the master, even in his weakest and most abandoned state; but in his weakness and degradation he is the foolish master who misgoverns his household.

One candle can light a thousand other candles and still remain lit itself. Be that candle.

A) TRY TO GET THE PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN YOU

Both of these stories are about the same thing, even though they seem completely different. Gandhi chose himself. He once said, "You must first be the change you want to see in this World.

At any point in your career, you are either a thermostat or a thermometer.

You must first be the change you want to see in this World.

When I was running a software company, we always knew it would take one great programmer to solve a hard problem in one night versus 10 mediocre programmers taking a month to screw up a problem even worse.

Care About Your Health A sick leader is not a great leader. A leader who is spending time with people not good for them is not a good leader. A leader who doesn't constantly practice creativity is not a good leader. A leader who is not grateful for the abundance already in his or her life will never lead his vision into abundance. He won't know how.

There's a saying in Argentina, "When the CEO is looking, the cow grows fatter." A business builds fastest when the CEO is looking at it, because

stand straight and act like someone who deserves to be listened to).

Everyone around you needs to ultimately become better than you. That's how you lead.

I am not available 99.9% of the time. But I always make myself available for people who I look up to as mentors.

Take control of whom you report to, what you do, and what you create. Don't just do what's listed in your job description.

At any point in your career, you are either a thermostat or a thermometer. You either define the temperature of the people around you and help them achieve their goals and dreams, or you simply do as you're told and be a follower and never inspire. How do you become the thermostat?

First you listened to people, then you took care of people, but now you unite people under a vision they believe in and trust and bond with.

So, if a company is buying lots of smaller companies, they need a vision that explains why bigger is better.

A leader listens to the good reason closely to try and figure out what the real reason is, and then comes up with a solution.

Leadership doesn't ask the question "How good can I get? How far can I get?" Leadership asks the question "How far can the people around me get?

Leadership is not about achieving your dream. It's about helping everyone else achieve their dreams.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. When everyone spills their guts, they lose their sight. The one who holds on to this very precious resource becomes the one-eyed man, the king.

A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.