Quotes About Leadership

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

Quitting is not an option. I will not let anyone on this team quit.

Your choice of people to associate with, both personally and business-wise, is one of the most important choices you make. If you associate with turkeys, you will never fly with the eagles.

Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.

Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.

Don't just let your career happen to you. You need to be strategic about how you define your leadership journey and where that takes you.

Well, there are three things that the average man thinks he can do better than anybody else. Build a fire, run a hotel and manage a baseball team.

The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going

A good mentor offers directions and driving tips from the back seat. You still have to drive the car.

Leadership is an action, not a position.

. . . If you are really my children, you will fear nothing, stop at nothing. You will be like lions. We must rouse India and the whole world. No cowardice.

There is always room at the top - after the investigation.

You can't be a great leader if all you are serving is yourself.

Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.

I learned this about coaching: You don't have to explain victory and you can't explain defeat.

When people can see which direction the leaders are going in it becomes easier to motivate them.

The most effective way to manage change is to create it.

I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.

Most people don't lead their own lives - they accept their lives

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.

People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.