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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