Quotes About Leadership

A good change leader never thinks, "Why are these people acting so badly? They must be bad people." A change leader thinks, "How can I set up a situation that brings out the good in these people?

Until you can ladder your way down from a change idea to a specific behavior, you're not ready to lead a switch.

Character is always more caught than taught.

unanswered! 7. Don't take sides. If you find yourself in the line of fire between the customer and your employee, take the high ground. Instead of choosing sides, your best approach will be to try to collect facts and make a decision based on the performance, not the people involved. Remember that win/lose situations leave losers (and negative

Each day I walked into the office and asked myself, "If I had to compete against lululemon, what would I do?" This allowed me to cannibalize what was working today for what would be best for the future.

You will be remembered for causing the greatest war of your time.

It's a rare man—and an even rarer ruler—that can remain untouched by jealousy in the face of a peer's sudden prosperity.

Such rulers were adored by the citizens they protected, but often their families had to bear the brunt of sacrifice.

The kings are always fighting," she said. "All they want is more land, more power. They tax the common people to starvation and force them to fight in their armies.

You are a daughter of independence, the country's future. Women like you are the ones for whom we fought and died, the ones who will transform India. You must carry the flag forward. You may fall from time to time. We all did. What is important is to get up again.

Seorang pahlawan tetap pahlawan, tidak peduli apa kastanya. Kemampuan lebih penting daripada kelahiran yang kebetulan. -Duryodana

Why did Park Chung-Hee launch his political career in 1961 by lambasting Korean history? Why did he follow up two years later by saying, "Our five thousand years of history was a continuation of degeneration, crudity, and stagnation" and "We should set ablaze all our history that was more like a storehouse of evil"?

Surround yourself with talent and be merciless.

Nobody cirlces the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.

seventy-six-year-old Professor Liviu Librescu, but he was from a different generation. He sacrificed himself by holding the door while ordering his students to escape through the windows. He understood the responsibilities of leadership — the leader, like the captain of a ship, saves himself last.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival." — Winston Churchill

Being a leader is a study in managed frustration.

Leaders lead for the joy of creating something bigger than themselves.

Abraham Lincoln said, "Example is not the main thing in influencing other people; it's the only thing.

Leadership is about doing the right things; management is about doing those things in the right way.

Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less.

Leadership is the influence of others in a productive, vision-driven direction and is done through the example, conviction, and character of the leader.

Wise leaders court hunger like a muse, and they summon her continuously. Complacency, arrogance, malevolence, apathy, and comfort can easily chase her away.

A true leader makes a decision and then works to make the decision right.