Quotes about Authentic Leadership

If you wouldn't follow yourself, why should anyone else?

Leadership is often misunderstood. When people hear that someone has an impressive title or an assigned leadership position, they assume that individual to be a leader. Sometimes that's true. But titles don't have much value when it comes to leading.

When it comes to identifying a real leader, that task can be much easier. Don't listen to the claims of the person professing to be the leader. Don't examine his credentials. Don't check his title. Check his influence. The proof of leadership is found in the followers. I

People don't expect their leaders to be perfect, but they do expect them to be honest. If

A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.

Los líderes exitosos son como un iceberg. Cuando uno mira un iceberg, se ve sólo el 10% en la superficie, el resto está debajo del agua. Cuando usted mira a líderes exitosos, solamente mira una fracción de sus vidas. Usted ve la parte que realmente se ve bien, pero por lo general hay mucho que no se ve y que no es emocionante ni glamoroso.

It may sound corny, but it's really true: people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Leaders are effective because of who they are on the inside—in the qualities that make them up as people. And to go to the highest level of leadership, people have to develop these traits from the inside out.

True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned.

Influence begins with who you are.

John C. Maxwell

Stand out from the crowd, keep the grass cut low to see the snakes and remember to kill them with a smile.

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.

When I first started out, there were times I would dress or act in a way because I thought it was expected of me or that people would take me more seriously. But once I started leading in a way that was authentically me, that is when I really started to see success.

I don't know - the whole leading man, I don't buy it.

You've got to keep being 100 percent, keep doing what's best for you and your legacy, and then build and help other people around you, too.

Old coaches, I think everybody will tell you, you got to be who you are, because you try to be somebody you are not and it'll get you. It might work for five minutes but it's not going to work in the long run.

There are managers who always say what people want to hear. I think that's not good.

Underneath, you would surely see that the best care passionately about their people—about their growth and success. And you would see that they themselves are comfortable in their own skins. They're real, filled with candor and integrity, optimism and humanity.

Without a life example that speaks louder than words, even the most persuasive leader will fail.

Once you reach people on an authentic emotional level, they will reward your faith in them with their belief in you, and they will mobilize to get the job done.

Admire without jealousy, praise without flattery, follow without imitating, and lead without manipulating.

You preach a better sermon with your life than you do with your lips.

to encourage people to take responsibility for who they really are. And it is the only way to show respect for each person. Focusing on strengths is the storyline that explains all their efforts as managers.