Quotes About Leadership

El liderazgo es influencia, nada más y nada menos.

So why do some people emerge as leaders while others can't influence no matter how hard they try? I believe that several factors come into play: 1. Character—who they are 2. Relationships—who they know 3. Knowledge—what they know 4. Intuition—what they feel 5. Experience—where they've been 6. Past Success—what they've done 7. Ability—what they can do

As leaders we need to remember that. Strong convictions precede great actions. When we know something is right-- and that conviction is bolstered by the knowledge that our motives are pure...-- we need to follow through. Others may second-guess our thinking and our decision-making. But when we know what's right, we can't let those things throw us off. We need to stand by our convictions.

Leadership isn't about winning. It's about bringing people with you to the finish line.

Leaders can afford to be uncertain, but we cannot afford to be unclear. People will not follow fuzzy leadership.

People who lack vision almost always lack passion. Incompetent leaders are ineffective and they often stay that way.

there are five nonnegotiable characteristics that every effective leader must have: a sense of calling, an ability to communicate, creativity in problem solving, generosity, and consistency.

PEOPLE NEED TO SEE YOUR CONVICTION

Servant leaders should listen without judgment, be authentic, build community, share power, and develop people.6

Leadership: How does this problem affect our people? [Your Response Here] Personnel: Do we have the right people to help us with this problem? [Your Response Here] Timing: Is this the right time for a solution, and do we have enough time for it?

No es la posición lo que hace al líder, sino el líder quien establece la posición.»

A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.

Today is a reader, tomorrow's a leader...

To go forward, we need to move faster. And as leaders, we need to stay ahead, we need to see more than others, and we need to see before others.

Quién desea irse de un equipo campeón? ¡Nadie! ¿Quién quiere salir del sótano? ¡Todos!

All great leaders are productive. However, it is possible to be a producer and not a leader. Personal success does not always translate into team success. Leadership is defined by what a person does with and for others. It is established by making the team better and more productive. It's measured by what the entire group accomplishes, not by the individual efforts of the person in charge. Good leadership is never based on what someone does by and for himself.

Too many leaders are like bad travel agents. They send people places they have never been. Instead, they should be more like tour guides, taking people places they have gone and sharing the wisdom of their own experiences.

leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others. Success without a successor is failure. A worker's main responsibility is developing others to do the work (see

Porque un líder afirmado que es humilde está dispuesto a aceptar un nuevo desafío, aunque eso signifique tomar riesgos, entregar el poder y perder un grado de autonomía.

To lead change, to be a catalyst, you have to believe you can make a difference.

Believing in the cause creates your conviction. Believing in your vision fuels your inspiration. Believing in your people builds your motivation.

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

Los verdaderos líderes conocen la diferencia entre posición e influencia. Esa es la diferencia entre ser un jefe y ser un líder

If you should observe an occasion to give your officers and friends a little more praise than is their due, and confess more fault than you justly be charged with, you will only become the sooner for it, a great captain. Criticizing and censuring almost everyone you have to do with, will diminish friends, increase enemies, and hereby hurt you affairs.