Quotes about Leadership
The effective leader recognizes that she is more dependent on her people than they are on her. Walk softly.
- Brian Tracy
People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves.
- John Maxwell
If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win people over. Do that and you will never be a lonely leader.
- John Maxwell
Our chief want in life, is, someone who shall make us do what we can. This is the service of a friend. With him we are easily great.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leadership is the ability to recognize the special abilities and limitations of others, combined with the capacity to fit each one into the job where he will do his best.
- J. Oswald Sanders
In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.
- Seth Godin
Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.
- Seth Godin
The ONLY thing leaders have in common is the shared decision to lead.
- Seth Godin
You invaded Narnia. You have no more right leading than Miraz does. Peter Pevensie: You, him, your father! Narnia's better off without the lot of you!
- CS Lewis
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
- Confucius
It is not wise, or even possible, to divorce private behavior from public leadership.... By its very nature, true leadership carries with it the burden of being an example.
- Gordon Hinckley
The nature of the leadership spirit is the inherent desire of all mankind to control and regulate both environment and circumstance.
- Myles Munroe