Quotes About Leadership

Thousands of engineers can design bridges, calculate strains and stresses, and draw up specifications for machines, but the great engineer is the man who can tell whether the bridge or the machine should be built at all, where it should be built, and when.

One of the quickest ways to gain credibility with an individual, a group, or an audience is to borrow it from someone who already has credibility with them.

The English word thanks comes from the same root word as think. Maybe if leaders were more "thinkful" about the contribution of others, they would be more "thankful" to them.

People don't want to be managed. They want to be led. Whoever heard of a world manager? World leader, yes. Education leader, yes. Political leader. Religious leader. Scout leader. Community leader. Labor leader. Business leader. Yes. They lead.

Good leaders don't take anything for granted. They keep working and keep leading. They understand that leadership must be earned and established. They remain dissatisfied in a way, because dissatisfaction is a good one-word definition for motivation. Good leaders strive to keep the people and organization moving forward toward its vision. They recognize that organizations can sometimes be filled with appointments, but teams can be built only by good leadership.

Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.

The day that I realized I could no longer do everything myself was a major step in my development as a person and a leader. I've always had vision, plenty of ideas, and vast amounts of energy. But when the vision gets bigger than you, you really only have two choices: give up on the vision or get help. I chose the latter.

If you want to be a successful leader, learn to lead before you have a leadership position.

I have had to let go of my need to be right and focus on the greater need to do right.

People who think they're leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.

To maximize the value of momentum, leaders must: (1) develop an appreciation for it early; (2) know the key ingredients of it immediately; and (3) pour resources into it always.

How do the people around you react to the sparks of life? Are they fire lighters who blow things up, or firefighters who calm things down?

the leader's prayer written by Pauline H. Peters: "God, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.

The truth is that leadership opportunities are plentiful and within reach of most people."3

In order to do anything new in life, we must be willing to leave our comfort zone. That involves taking risks, which can be frightening. However, each time we leave our comfort zone and conquer new territory, it not only expands our comfort zone but also enlarges us. If you want to grow as a leader, be prepared to be uncomfortable. But know this: the risks are well worth the rewards.

Stanley Huffty afirmó: «No es la posición lo que hace al líder, sino el líder quien establece la posición».

El talento atrae al talento.

Se dice que un individuo sabio aprende de sus errores, uno más sabio aprende de los errores de los demás, pero el más sabio aprende del éxito de los demás. Hoy

Plan ahead, chart your course, and if God is going to be your partner, make your plans large.

Motivated employees are 87 percent less likely to leave an organization compared to an unmotivated employee." —BILL HYBELS

The Man Who Could Do No Wrong by Dr. Charles Blair

Good leaders never embrace a victim mentality. They recognize that who and where they are remain their responsibility—not that of their parents, their spouses, their children, the government, their bosses, or their coworkers.

Some people inspire us more than others do.

It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position."