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Thoughtful Quotes About Leadership

Leadership is first about always improving and growing yourself -- so that you can actually lead effectively. Quotes on leadership from other great leaders are therefore worth consideration. Here we have assembled over 300 meaningful quotes for you to ponder as you hone and refine your leadership skills. Enjoy!

Quote: Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. by author Napoleon Hill overlaid on photo of man in orange jacket and black pants doing snow ski during daytime
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Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.


Quote: Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. by author Laozi (Lao-Tzu) overlaid on photo of tan wallpaper
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.


Quote: Do or do not. There is no try. by author Yoda (Star Wars) overlaid on photo of person holding light bulb
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Do or do not. There is no try.


Quote: The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. by author Martin Luther King Jr.  overlaid on photo of yellow and red color textile
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.


Quote: You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go. by author Jeannette Rankin overlaid on photo of red and yellow abstract painting
Photo Credit: Mathias P.R. Reding

You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.


Quote: The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. by author John Buchan overlaid on photo of person tip-toeing in front of other person
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The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.


Quote: Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. by author John F. Kennedy overlaid on photo of person sitting on chair holding iPad
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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.


Quote: A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice. by author James Callaghan overlaid on photo of man in orange jacket and black pants doing snow ski during daytime
Photo Credit: Felipe Giacometti

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.


Quote: It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. by author Adlai E. Stevenson overlaid on photo of crack in wall
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It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.


Quote: You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone. by author Roy T. Bennett overlaid on photo of butterfly perched on flower
Photo Credit: Daniel Klein

You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.


Quote: I have had a lot of setbacks that I have learned from. by author Susan Wojcicki overlaid on photo of MacBook Pro beside plant in vase
Photo Credit: Sarah Dorweiler

I have had a lot of setbacks that I have learned from.


Quote: The only way to do great work is to love what you do. by author Steve Jobs overlaid on photo of silhouette photo of six persons on top of mountain
Photo Credit: Chang Duong

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Longer Version/[Notes]:

The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.




Quote: The highest of distinctions is service to others. by author King George VI overlaid on photo of person using laptop
Photo Credit: John Schnobrich

The highest of distinctions is service to others.


The price of greatness is responsibility.


Quote: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. by author Winston Churchill overlaid on photo of white and gray cat on brown wooden table
Photo Credit: Roberto Huczek

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.


There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.


Quote: Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. by author Thomas Jefferson overlaid on photo of selective focus photo of four green humming birds with red flowers
Photo Credit: James Wainscoat

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.


Quote: I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. by author Robert E. Lee overlaid on photo of grey cliff near body of water
Photo Credit: Andrey Andreyev

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.


Quote: Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. by author Publilius Syrus overlaid on photo of person holding pencil near laptop computer
Photo Credit: Scott Graham

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.


Quote: A leader is a dealer in hope. by author Napoléon Bonaparte overlaid on photo of man wearing black notched lapel suit jacket in focus photography
Photo Credit: Ali Morshedlou

A leader is a dealer in hope.


Quote: A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. by author Max Lucado overlaid on photo of white ceramic mug with coffee on brown wooden table
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.


Quote: Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. by author Margaret Fuller overlaid on photo of three person pointing the silver laptop computer
Photo Credit: John Schnobrich

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.


Quote: When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' by author Laozi (Lao-Tzu) overlaid on photo of sunset
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When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'


Quote: The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. by author Henry Kissinger overlaid on photo of photo of brown parquet
Photo Credit: Luca Rüegg

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.


Quote: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. by author Henry David Thoreau overlaid on photo of body of water
Photo Credit: Fabrizio Conti

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.


Where there is no vision, there is no hope.


Quote: Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. by author Dianne Feinstein overlaid on photo of aerial's photo of metropolitan during night time\
Photo Credit: Zac Ong

Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.


Quote: Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. by author Clare Boothe Luce overlaid on photo of man in black pants sitting on chair
Photo Credit: Ira Ostafiichuk

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.


Quote: As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. by author Bill Gates overlaid on photo of high-angle photography of mountain at sunset
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As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.


Quote: For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer. by author Arnold Schwarzenegger overlaid on photo of brown wooden board
Photo Credit: Joshua Bartell

For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.


Quote: If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. by author John Quincy Adams overlaid on photo of white bicycle parked beside wall
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.


Quote: Leadership is a mindset in action. So don't wait for the title. Leadership isn't something that anyone can give you -- you have to earn it and claim it for yourself. by author Travis Bradberry overlaid on photo of brown and white tabby cat
Photo Credit: Charlie Deets

Leadership is a mindset in action. So don't wait for the title. Leadership isn't something that anyone can give you -- you have to earn it and claim it for yourself.


Quote: Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. by author Poole overlaid on photo of low-angle photo of white daisy
Photo Credit: Aaron Burden

Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.


Quote: The only prerequisites to leadership are that you remain positive, calm, and open-minded. by author Alexis Hunter overlaid on photo of red heart wall décor
Photo Credit: Nicola Fioravanti

The only prerequisites to leadership are that you remain positive, calm, and open-minded.


The best form of saying is being.


Quote: Leadership is action, not position. by author Donald McGannon overlaid on photo of business newspaper wallpaper
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt

Leadership is action, not position.


Quote: One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers. by author James Humes overlaid on photo of desert under blue skies
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One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.


Quote: The art of communication is the language of leadership. by author James Humes overlaid on photo of man in black pants sitting on chair
Photo Credit: Ira Ostafiichuk

The art of communication is the language of leadership.


Quote: The best boss is the one who bosses the least. by author Ralph Moody overlaid on photo of man wearing watch with black suit
Photo Credit: Ruthson Zimmerman

The best boss is the one who bosses the least.


Quote: Always remember, Son, the best boss is the one who bosses the least. Whether it's cattle, or horses, or men; the least government is the best government. by author Ralph Moody overlaid on photo of blue painted wall with white paint
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Always remember, Son, the best boss is the one who bosses the least. Whether it's cattle, or horses, or men; the least government is the best government.


Quote: The journey of leadership begins outside your comfort zone. by author Abaida Mahmood overlaid on photo of photography of yellow petaled flowers field
Photo Credit: Johannes Plenio

The journey of leadership begins outside your comfort zone.


Quote: The fastest surging woman leadership position is heading non-profit organizations. Women are not rejecting leadership positions -- they're rejecting politics. by author Celinda Lake overlaid on photo of silhouette of trees during sunset
Photo Credit: Kristaps Ungurs

The fastest surging woman leadership position is heading non-profit organizations. Women are not rejecting leadership positions -- they're rejecting politics.


Quote: Leadership is not a position but an energy that people love, trust and follow. by author Amit Ray overlaid on photo of silhouette of mountains under blue sky during daytime
Photo Credit: Wolfgang Hasselmann

Leadership is not a position but an energy that people love, trust and follow.


Quote: Leadership is fixing your eyes not just on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. by author Amit Ray overlaid on photo of plain background
Photo Credit: Pawel Czerwinski

Leadership is fixing your eyes not just on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.


Quote: Leadership is igniting the creative magic within you that adds joy and value to you and others. by author Amit Ray overlaid on photo of pink rose in close up photography
Photo Credit: Alice Mourou

Leadership is igniting the creative magic within you that adds joy and value to you and others.


Quote: You can't move up in the staircase of leadership unless you are emotionally intelligent. by author Amit Ray overlaid on photo of tiger swallowtail butterfly perched on pink flower in close up photography during daytime
Photo Credit: Joshua J. Cotten

You can't move up in the staircase of leadership unless you are emotionally intelligent.


Quote: Leadership grows like tall trees. It needs both toughness and flexibility -- toughness for accountability -- flexibility to adapt changes with a compassionate and caring heart for self and others. by author Amit Ray overlaid on photo of photo of author Amit Ray with quote

Leadership grows like tall trees. It needs both toughness and flexibility -- toughness for accountability -- flexibility to adapt changes with a compassionate and caring heart for self and others.


Quote: Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership. by author Andy Stanley overlaid on photo of silhouette of kneeling man
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Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.


Quote: Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been. by author Andy Stanley overlaid on photo of brown and white abstract painting
Photo Credit: James Lee

Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.


Quote: Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away. by author Andy Stanley overlaid on photo of white tulip flower in close up photography
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Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.


Quote: And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. by author Anonymous overlaid on photo of woman lying on white lounge chair in the middle of pool
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And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.


Quote: Some people feel, you make your case, if they listen to you, fine, if they don't, that's it. That's not what leadership is. Leadership is trying to continue to make a case. by author Anthony Fauci overlaid on photo of woman in black tank top standing on green grass field during daytime
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Some people feel, you make your case, if they listen to you, fine, if they don't, that's it. That's not what leadership is. Leadership is trying to continue to make a case.


Quote: There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two. by author Bertolt Brecht overlaid on photo of blue
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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.


Quote: Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. by author Bill Bradley overlaid on photo of man in black pants sitting on chair
Photo Credit: Ira Ostafiichuk

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.


Quote: True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well. by author Bill Owens overlaid on photo of photography of white sky at golden hour
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True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.


Quote: Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best. by author Chester W. Nimitz overlaid on photo of brown and black butterfly perched on white flower in close up photography during daytime
Photo Credit: Sagar Kulkarni

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.


Quote: An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general. by author Chinese Proverb overlaid on photo of red tulip in bloom during daytime
Photo Credit: Huang Eugene

An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.


Quote: True leadership is servanthood. Put the interests of others at the center of your decisions. by author Dave Ramsey overlaid on photo of man and woman facing backward while woman's head on man's shoulder on tip of hill
Photo Credit: Aiony Haust

True leadership is servanthood. Put the interests of others at the center of your decisions.


Quote: Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success. by author David Joseph Schwartz overlaid on photo of silhouette of mountain
Photo Credit: Elliott Engelmann

Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.


Quote: A lion never roars after a kill. by author Dean Smith overlaid on photo of man wearing black notched lapel suit jacket in focus photography
Photo Credit: Ali Morshedlou

A lion never roars after a kill.


Quote: The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring. by author Dean Smith overlaid on photo of woman covering man's face
Photo Credit: Chermiti Mohamed

The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.


Quote: Be an example, be positive, be enthusiastic, be proactive -- that is proactive leadership. by author Debasish Mridha, MD overlaid on photo of green trees on brown dried leaves during daytime
Photo Credit: Dominic Vogl

Be an example, be positive, be enthusiastic, be proactive -- that is proactive leadership.




Quote: A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. by author Frank Herbert overlaid on photo of sunset
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A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people.


Quote: Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. by author Harold S. Geneen overlaid on photo of woman standing on forest
Photo Credit: Tobias Hort-Giess

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.


Quote: The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. by author Harvey S. Firestone overlaid on photo of shallow focus photography of hand with red paint
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The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.


Quote: Leaders are not known by their positions; they are known by their roles in those position. You have many gifts as a leader, but your dominant gift is what you will use to lead. by author Israelmore Ayivor overlaid on photo of white clouds and blue sky during daytime
Photo Credit: J Lee

Leaders are not known by their positions; they are known by their roles in those position. You have many gifts as a leader, but your dominant gift is what you will use to lead.


Quote: You cannot climb up to a true leadership position unless you use the ladder of integrity! by author Israelmore Ayivor overlaid on photo of landscape photography of waves and clouds
Photo Credit: Ant Rozetsky

You cannot climb up to a true leadership position unless you use the ladder of integrity!


Quote: True leaders do not make choices with reference to the opinion of the majority. They make choices based on the opinion of the truth and the truth can come from either the majority or the minority! by author Israelmore Ayivor overlaid on photo of person in black top carrying brown wicker basket
Photo Credit: Ronald Cuyan

True leaders do not make choices with reference to the opinion of the majority. They make choices based on the opinion of the truth and the truth can come from either the majority or the minority!


Quote: Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance. by author J. Donald Walters overlaid on photo of worker at desk with laptop
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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.


Quote: A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't. by author Jack Ma overlaid on photo of sunset
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A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't.


Quote: Find the right people, not the best people. by author Jack Ma overlaid on photo of low-angle photography of man in the middle of buidligns
Photo Credit: Razvan Chisu

Find the right people, not the best people.


Quote: There are no office hours for leaders. by author James Gibbons overlaid on photo of people walking on grey concrete floor during daytime
Photo Credit: Timon Studler

There are no office hours for leaders.


Quote: Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together. by author Jesse Jackson overlaid on photo of person reaching black heart cutout paper
Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.


Quote: Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. by author Jesse Jackson overlaid on photo of selective focus photo of short-coated brown dog lying on grass field
Photo Credit: Vincent van Zalinge

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.


Quote: I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people. by author John Hume overlaid on photo of body of water under clear blue sky painting
Photo Credit: Adam Dutton

I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.


Quote: A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. by author John Updike overlaid on photo of paper
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.


Quote: If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine. by author Kenneth H. Blanchard overlaid on photo of white oriental lily flower
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt

If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.


Quote: The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority. by author Kenneth H. Blanchard overlaid on photo of 2 person doing heart hand gesture
Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Preez

The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.


Quote: Lead, follow, or get out of the way. by author Laurence J. Peter overlaid on photo of MacBook Pro beside plant in vase
Photo Credit: Sarah Dorweiler

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.


Quote: I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership. by author Lee Iacocca overlaid on photo of pink heart art
Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.


Quote: What helps people, helps business. by author Leo Burnett overlaid on photo of person using laptop
Photo Credit: John Schnobrich

What helps people, helps business.


Quote: Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader. by author Leymah Gbowee overlaid on photo of Arizona landscape rain
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Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader.


Quote: The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. by author Max De Pree overlaid on photo of round black clock on linen
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The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.


Quote: Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. by author Max De Pree overlaid on photo of green ceramic mug on wooden desk
Photo Credit: David Mao

Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.


Quote: If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy. by author Miyamoto Musashi overlaid on photo of blue and white abstract painting
Photo Credit: Tamanna Rumee

If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.


Quote: When placed in command, take charge. by author Norman Schwarzkopf overlaid on photo of people walking on grey concrete floor during daytime
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When placed in command, take charge.


Quote: You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it. by author Norman Schwarzkopf overlaid on photo of silhouette of woman during sunset
Photo Credit: Mariam Soliman

You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.


Quote: Leaders always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong. by author Orrin Woodward overlaid on photo of white tulips in white background
Photo Credit: Adriana Antunes

Leaders always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong.


Quote: Leadership is not just about giving energy… it's unleashing other people's energy. by author Paul Polman overlaid on photo of photo of author Paul Polman with quote

Leadership is not just about giving energy… it's unleashing other people's energy.


Quote: You're only as good as the people you hire. by author Ray Kroc overlaid on photo of three people sitting in front of table laughing together
Photo Credit: Brooke Cagle

You're only as good as the people you hire.


Quote: True leadership is caring about the people who don't care about things you care about. by author Richie Norton overlaid on photo of desk with laptop
Photo Credit: Nikita Kachanovsky

True leadership is caring about the people who don't care about things you care about.


Quote: The most serious failure of leadership is the failure to foresee. by author Robert K. Greenleaf overlaid on photo of focus photo of a hummingbird on leaf
Photo Credit: Vladimir Kudinov

The most serious failure of leadership is the failure to foresee.


Quote: A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive. by author Robin Sharma overlaid on photo of person in black shoes standing on gray concrete floor
Photo Credit: Belinda Fewings

A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.


Quote: Leadership is a mindset that shifts from being a victim to creating results. Any one of us can demonstrate leadership in our work and within our lives. by author Robin Sharma overlaid on photo of solid background
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt

Leadership is a mindset that shifts from being a victim to creating results. Any one of us can demonstrate leadership in our work and within our lives.


Quote: Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference. You can lead without a title. by author Robin Sharma overlaid on photo of brown and gray brick wall
Photo Credit: engin akyurt

Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference. You can lead without a title.


Quote: Leadership distilled down to 3 words: Make a difference. by author Robin Sharma overlaid on photo of person holding light bulb
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Leadership distilled down to 3 words: Make a difference.


Quote: Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach. by author Rosabeth Moss Kanter overlaid on photo of brown, black, and white butterfly on purple petaled flower photo
Photo Credit: Dan Freeman

Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach.


Quote: Do more listening than talking; talk more about them than about you. by author Roy T. Bennett overlaid on photo of white tulips in white background
Photo Credit: Adriana Antunes

Do more listening than talking; talk more about them than about you.


Quote: Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities. by author Roy T. Bennett overlaid on photo of purple, white, and pink floral painting
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt

Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.


Quote: One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires. by author Roy T. Bennett overlaid on photo of photo of author Roy T. Bennett with quote

One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires.


Quote: Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives. by author Russel Honore overlaid on photo of brown leaf tree facing the lake
Photo Credit: Aaron Burden

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.


Quote: Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. by author Seth Berkley overlaid on photo of man wearing watch with black suit
Photo Credit: Ruthson Zimmerman

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

Longer Version/[Notes]:

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.


Quote: Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in. by author Seth Godin overlaid on photo of desert grassland
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Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in.


Quote: True leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed… Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection. by author Sheryl Sandberg overlaid on photo of silhouette of man and woman during sunset
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True leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed… Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.


Quote: Be the leader you wish you had. by author Simon Sinek overlaid on photo of person wearing suit reading business newspaper
Photo Credit: Adeolu Eletu

Be the leader you wish you had.


Quote: A boss has the title, a leader has the people. by author Simon Sinek overlaid on photo of A man in a black suit loosening his tie
Photo Credit: Ben Rosett

A boss has the title, a leader has the people.


Quote: The cost of leadership is self-interest. by author Simon Sinek overlaid on photo of A man in a black suit loosening his tie
Photo Credit: Ben Rosett

The cost of leadership is self-interest.


Quote: Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating. by author Simon Sinek overlaid on photo of man on running field
Photo Credit: Braden Collum

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.


Quote: Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. by author Stevie Wonder overlaid on photo of silhouette of man standing on rock while looking in sky
Photo Credit: Greg Rakozy

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.


Quote: Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period. by author Tom Peters overlaid on photo of snow-capped mountain at the horizon viewed from lake dock
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Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period.


Quote: Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. by author Tom Peters overlaid on photo of aerial's photo of metropolitan during night time\
Photo Credit: Zac Ong

Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.


Quote: The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. by author Tony Blair overlaid on photo of pink flower
Photo Credit: Xuan Nguyen

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.


Quote: The best leaders are servant leaders -- they serve those they lead. by author Tony Hsieh overlaid on photo of person holding brown leaf
Photo Credit: Caleb Jones

The best leaders are servant leaders -- they serve those they lead.


Quote: The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. by author Warren G. Bennis overlaid on photo of person standing on top of mountain
Photo Credit: Alessandro Erbetta

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.


Quote: Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard. by author Warren G. Bennis overlaid on photo of green trees on brown dried leaves during daytime
Photo Credit: Dominic Vogl

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.


Quote: Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. by author Warren G. Bennis overlaid on photo of focus photo of a hummingbird on leaf
Photo Credit: Vladimir Kudinov

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.


Quote: Education is the mother of leadership. by author Wendell Willkie overlaid on photo of low-angle photography of man in the middle of buidligns
Photo Credit: Razvan Chisu

Education is the mother of leadership.


Quote: Get the best people and train them well. by author Scott McNealy overlaid on photo of person using laptop
Photo Credit: John Schnobrich

Get the best people and train them well.


Quote: Leadership -- leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. by author Mitt Romney overlaid on photo of sunset
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Leadership -- leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.


Quote: Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching. by author Danny Meyer overlaid on photo of close-up photography of heart shaped fairy lite on brown sand
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Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.


Quote: Empowerment isn't a buzzword among leadership gurus. It's a proven technique where leaders give their teams the appropriate training, tools, resources, and guidance to succeed. by author John Rampton overlaid on photo of blue and white abstract painting
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Empowerment isn't a buzzword among leadership gurus. It's a proven technique where leaders give their teams the appropriate training, tools, resources, and guidance to succeed.


Quote: Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own. by author Anne M. Mulcahy overlaid on photo of green and blue chevron textile
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Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own.


Quote: Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma. by author Alan Sugar overlaid on photo of man sitting on concrete brick with opened laptop on his lap
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Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma.


Quote: Leadership demands that we make tough choices. by author Alan Autry overlaid on photo of people standing inside city building
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Leadership demands that we make tough choices.


Quote: Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation. by author Alan Autry overlaid on photo of green trees on brown dried leaves during daytime
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Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.


Quote: I think leadership is something you earn, more through actions than words. by author Ander Crenshaw overlaid on photo of white brick wall
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I think leadership is something you earn, more through actions than words.


Quote: You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart. by author An Wang overlaid on photo of round black clock on linen
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You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.


Quote: Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you. by author Ben Roethlisberger overlaid on photo of yellow and white color illustration
Photo Credit: James Lee

Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you.


Quote: My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. by author Bernard Law Montgomery overlaid on photo of light green
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My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.


Quote: I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it. by author Bob Ehrlich overlaid on photo of water on seashore
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I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.


Quote: Leadership is about doing what you know is right -- even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong. by author Bob Ehrlich overlaid on photo of blue and pink light illustration
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Leadership is about doing what you know is right -- even when a growing din of voices around you is trying to convince you to accept what you know to be wrong.


Quote: The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader. by author Bill Hybels overlaid on photo of rocky mountain under starry night
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The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.


Quote: Great leadership is by definition relentlessly developmental. by author Bill Hybels overlaid on photo of selective focus photo of woman holding sunflower surrounded by sunflowers
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Great leadership is by definition relentlessly developmental.


Quote: Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes. by author Carly Fiorina overlaid on photo of black and silver laptop computer
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Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.


Quote: At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit. by author Chip Conley overlaid on photo of airplane wing above body of water during daytime
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At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit.


Quote: To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve -- and to do that with a purpose. by author Christine Lagarde overlaid on photo of assorted-color beach houses
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To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve -- and to do that with a purpose.


Quote: Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. by author Donald Rumsfeld overlaid on photo of houses and trees during nighttime
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Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.


Quote: The sharp employ the sharp. by author Douglas William Jerrold overlaid on photo of person wearing suit reading business newspaper
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The sharp employ the sharp.


Quote: That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment. by author Doris Kearns Goodwin overlaid on photo of red moon at night
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That is what leadership is all about: staking your ground ahead of where opinion is and convincing people, not simply following the popular opinion of the moment.


Quote: I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential. by author Denise Morrison overlaid on photo of woman exercising indoors
Photo Credit: Jonathan Borba

I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.


Quote: At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they think the other is a reliable vessel. by author David Gergen overlaid on photo of man sitting on wooden bench near black metal railings
Photo Credit: Robert Bye

At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they think the other is a reliable vessel.


Quote: Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced. by author Ehud Barak overlaid on photo of white fox sitting on snow during daytime
Photo Credit: Jonatan Pie

Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.


Quote: Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone. by author Ferdinand Marcos overlaid on photo of five orange and one white pupkins
Photo Credit: Scott Webb

Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.


Quote: Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them. by author Irene Rosenfeld overlaid on photo of silhouette photography of wavy ocean
Photo Credit: Roberto Catarinicchia

Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.


Quote: Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration. by author Jeffrey R. Immelt overlaid on photo of man and woman kissing
Photo Credit: Filipe Almeida

Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.


Quote: Leadership means setting a moral tone. by author J. B. Pritzker overlaid on photo of three people sitting in front of table laughing together
Photo Credit: Brooke Cagle

Leadership means setting a moral tone.


Quote: Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency. by author Junior Seau overlaid on photo of brown wooden board
Photo Credit: Keith Misner

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.


Quote: True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to. by author James C. Collins overlaid on photo of multicolored heart LED light on wall
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True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.


Quote: Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership. by author Margaret Heffernan overlaid on photo of liquor pouring on clear shot glass
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Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership.


Quote: Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes. by author Margaret J. Wheatley overlaid on photo of black fawn pug playing with plush toy
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.


Quote: I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences. by author Margaret J. Wheatley overlaid on photo of closeup photo of maple leaves
Photo Credit: Anthony Lee

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences.


Quote: You can lead with or without a title. If you wait until you get a title, you may wait forever. by author Mark Millar overlaid on photo of black bird flying on white background
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You can lead with or without a title. If you wait until you get a title, you may wait forever.


Quote: For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change. by author Melanne Verveer overlaid on photo of rainbow
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For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change.


Quote: Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example. by author N. R. Narayana Murthy overlaid on photo of shallow focus photo of white rose
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Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example.


Quote: You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right. by author Phil Crosby overlaid on photo of elephants on green grass field during daytime
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You have to lead people gently toward what they already know is right.


Quote: Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective -- at best. by author Peter Senge overlaid on photo of purple flowered hedge plants
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Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective -- at best.


Quote: Leaders are like gardeners ... As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success but for cultivating the success of the next generation. by author Susan Collins overlaid on photo of white and gray floral bed sheet
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Leaders are like gardeners ... As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success but for cultivating the success of the next generation.


Quote: My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service. by author Sonny Perdue overlaid on photo of panoramic photography of mountains
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My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.


Quote: Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day. by author Vicente del Bosque overlaid on photo of yellow sunflower in close up photography
Photo Credit: Allec Gomes

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.


Quote: Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred. by author Yousef Munayyer overlaid on photo of white and black soccer ball on grass field
Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.


Quote: A leader is best when people barely know he exists. by author Laozi overlaid on photo of person sitting on chair holding iPad
Photo Credit: Adeolu Eletu

A leader is best when people barely know he exists.


Quote: When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally. by author Laozi overlaid on photo of raccoon walking on lawn grass
Photo Credit: Gary Bendig

When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.


Quote: Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others. by author Laozi overlaid on photo of man in black pants sitting on chair
Photo Credit: Ira Ostafiichuk

Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.


Quote: Deal with it before it happens. Set things in order before there is confusion. by author Laozi overlaid on photo of pink flower with green stem
Photo Credit: Jocelyn Morales

Deal with it before it happens. Set things in order before there is confusion.


Quote: It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed. by author Ruth Simmons overlaid on photo of photo of author Ruth Simmons with quote

It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.


Quote: Leadership is not about working towards a goal single-handedly. Leadership is about inspiring and motivating people to work together towards a goal. by author Oscar Auliq-Ice overlaid on photo of silhouette of person spreading hands
Photo Credit: Debby Hudson

Leadership is not about working towards a goal single-handedly. Leadership is about inspiring and motivating people to work together towards a goal.


Quote: How to influence people without using power is the key to leader effectiveness. by author Dr. Thomas Gordon overlaid on photo of man kissing woman while sitting on railings during night
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How to influence people without using power is the key to leader effectiveness.


Quote: The best leaders are the hungriest learners. by author Britt Andreatta overlaid on photo of person sitting on chair holding iPad
Photo Credit: Adeolu Eletu

The best leaders are the hungriest learners.


Quote: Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing. by author Peter Drucker overlaid on photo of red rose illustration
Photo Credit: Kyaw Tun

Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.


Quote: A good leader must hate the wrong thing more than they hate the pain of doing the right thing. by author Angela Jiang overlaid on photo of pink flower
Photo Credit: Michael Held

A good leader must hate the wrong thing more than they hate the pain of doing the right thing.


Quote: People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. by author Peter Drucker overlaid on photo of swimming pool with stainless steel ladder
Photo Credit: Etienne Girardet

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.


Serving is the best kind of Leading.


Quote: Leadership was never a one day process, it's a daily process that lasts a few decades. by author Sujit Lalwani overlaid on photo of selective focus photography of kissing man and woman
Photo Credit: Dylan Sauerwein

Leadership was never a one day process, it's a daily process that lasts a few decades.


Quote: All leadership is appreciative leadership. It's the capacity to see the best in the world around us, in our colleagues, and in the groups we are trying to lead. by author David Cooperrider overlaid on photo of white textile in close up photography
Photo Credit: Alyssa Hurley

All leadership is appreciative leadership. It's the capacity to see the best in the world around us, in our colleagues, and in the groups we are trying to lead.


Quote: Growing your leadership capacity demands personal effectiveness. Being effective is the ability to do the right thing at all times, no matter the cost. by author Benjamin Suulola overlaid on photo of purple petaled flower on gray surface
Photo Credit: Annie Spratt

Growing your leadership capacity demands personal effectiveness. Being effective is the ability to do the right thing at all times, no matter the cost.


Quote: Successful leadership is a commitment to the journey of tireless growth. by author Benjamin Suulola overlaid on photo of round ceramic bowl with lighted candle
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Successful leadership is a commitment to the journey of tireless growth.


Quote: Growth is first of all for a leader's benefits before others shares the benefits. The best gift a leader can give to those he has been called to lead is the evidence of his own growth. by author Benjamin Suulola overlaid on photo of brown and white tabby cat
Photo Credit: Giovanna Gomes

Growth is first of all for a leader's benefits before others shares the benefits. The best gift a leader can give to those he has been called to lead is the evidence of his own growth.


Quote: The first key to leadership is self-control. by author Jack Weatherford overlaid on photo of three people sitting in front of table laughing together
Photo Credit: Brooke Cagle

The first key to leadership is self-control.


Quote: Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around. by author Warren G. Bennis overlaid on photo of red flame
Photo Credit: Amador Loureiro

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


Quote: The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born. by author Warren G. Bennis overlaid on photo of brown trees on brown field during daytime
Photo Credit: Omid Armin

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.


Quote: Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully. by author John A. Lejeune overlaid on photo of photo of author John A. Lejeune with quote

Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully.


Quote: Influence is the key word in any definition of leadership. by author Aubrey Malphurs overlaid on photo of man wearing watch with black suit
Photo Credit: Ruthson Zimmerman

Influence is the key word in any definition of leadership.


Quote: Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the stones they threw at him in life. by author J. Oswald Sanders overlaid on photo of man in white shirt and black shorts standing on seashore during sunset
Photo Credit: Marcos Paulo Prado

Often the crowd does not recognize a leader until he has gone, and then they build a monument for him with the stones they threw at him in life.


Quote: Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested. by author J. Oswald Sanders overlaid on photo of macro photography water drops
Photo Credit: Ali Abdul Rahman

Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested.


Quote: Serving others prepares you to lead others. by author Jim George overlaid on photo of A man in a black suit loosening his tie
Photo Credit: Ben Rosett

Serving others prepares you to lead others.


Quote: If you don't value excellence, you won't achieve excellence. by author Glenn C. Stewart overlaid on photo of man in orange jacket and black pants doing snow ski during daytime
Photo Credit: Felipe Giacometti

If you don't value excellence, you won't achieve excellence.


Quote: Leadership is leading the way, guiding the way, living the way. by author Jayce O'Neal overlaid on photo of flock of birds flying under blue sky during daytime
Photo Credit: Gidon Wessner

Leadership is leading the way, guiding the way, living the way.


An effective leader is not a pleaser.


Quote: A leader is someone who is lifting a person, a community, or a group of people towards greater things, greater ideas and achievements leading to better life and experiences. by author Syed Aiyaz Uddin overlaid on photo of purple and green light digital wallpaper
Photo Credit: Isaac Quesada

A leader is someone who is lifting a person, a community, or a group of people towards greater things, greater ideas and achievements leading to better life and experiences.




Quote: The most powerful weapon in the world is -- a QUESTION. by author Krishna Saagar Rao overlaid on photo of black and silver laptop computer
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler

The most powerful weapon in the world is -- a QUESTION.


Quote: Leaders shouldn't lie. by author Krishna Saagar Rao overlaid on photo of man wearing black notched lapel suit jacket in focus photography
Photo Credit: Ali Morshedlou

Leaders shouldn't lie.


Quote: Great leaders are not micro-managers. Leadership is about making big things happen. by author Krishna Saagar Rao overlaid on photo of low angle photograph of man and woman kissing
Photo Credit: John Schnobrich

Great leaders are not micro-managers. Leadership is about making big things happen.


Quote: Results drive respect. Respect yields authority. Leaders who deliver results, command respect. by author Krishna Saagar Rao overlaid on photo of couple sitting near trees during golden hour
Photo Credit: Khamkéo Vilaysing

Results drive respect. Respect yields authority. Leaders who deliver results, command respect.


Quote: Leadership is all about taking initiatives. by author Krishna Saagar Rao overlaid on photo of person holding silver iPhone 6
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Leadership is all about taking initiatives.


Quote: Emotional security is the hall-mark of great leadership. by author Krishna Saagar Rao overlaid on photo of man wearing watch with black suit
Photo Credit: Ruthson Zimmerman

Emotional security is the hall-mark of great leadership.


Quote: It's up to you, not about you. by author Sonya Withrow overlaid on photo of person wearing suit reading business newspaper
Photo Credit: Adeolu Eletu

It's up to you, not about you.


Quote: Great leaders make people feel important. by author John Addison overlaid on photo of people walking on grey concrete floor during daytime
Photo Credit: Timon Studler

Great leaders make people feel important.


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