Quotes About Leadership

The shortest distance to leadership is service.

Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

Influencers refuse to leave the world they way they found it. They leave a legacy.

I would rather gamble on our vision than make a 'me, too' product.

People who cease to grow can't inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.

Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.

It is only the Negro leadership, the bourgeois, hand-picked, handful of Negroes who think that they're going to get some kind of respect, recognition, or protection from the Government.

Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are.

Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church.

Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.

Really, people are not a school of fish. Finding the leaders of the future is a question of recognizing those people who give leadership in a crisis.

Making an enduring company was both harder and more important than making a great product.

Leadership success is measured by the success of your successor.

Leadership is people taking the initiative, carrying things through, having ideas and the imagination to get something started, and exhibiting particular skills in different areas.

Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible results while at the same time letting them know they did it themselves.

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.

Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes.

A leader is a coach, not a judge.

Too many leaders act as if the sheep.. their people.. are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.

I don't think one can question MS' leadership.

Refuse to make excuses or blame others. The leader always says, If it's to be, it's up to me.

Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.