Sunday, July 7, 2013

BEST QUOTES: GREAT LEADERSHIP 1 - 20



1.         A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. —Lao Tzu

2.         The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. —Max DePree

3.         Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. —Jack Welch

4.         You don’t need a title to be a leader. –Multiple Attributions

5.         A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. —John Maxwell

6.         The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. —General Montgomery

7.         Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position. —Brian Tracy

8.         A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together. —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

9.         The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. —Theodore Roosevelt

10.       You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case. —Ken Kesey

11,       The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. —Kenneth Blanchard

12.       A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. —Rosalynn Carter

13.       The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. —Jim Rohn

14.       A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. —Douglas MacArthur

15.       A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward. —Ovid

16.       Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems. —Brian Tracy

17.       Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. —General George Patton

18.       Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. —Stephen Covey

19.       I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody. —Herbert Swope

20.       It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. —Nelson Mandela

 
SHARED FROM:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/10/16/quotes-on-leadership/

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