Quotes About Leadership

Sin embargo, uno no tiene que ser importante para ser una persona de influencia. Es más, si su vida se vincula de alguna manera con otras personas, usted tiene influencia. Todo lo que hace en el hogar, la iglesia, su trabajo, o en el campo de pelota afecta las vidas de otras personas.

Make developing leaders a priority. It will require you to shift from doing to developing. It will require you to believe in people. And it will require you to share the load. Leadership is the art of helping people change from who they're thought to be to who they ought to be.

Para ser eficaces, los líderes necesitan conectarse con la gente. Porque se debe llegar al corazón de la gente antes de pedirles una mano.

Leadership is influence.

Ser mentor es derramar su vida en otras personas y ayudarlas a alcanzar su potencial. A medida que se entrega, ayudándoles a vencer obstáculos en sus vidas y mostrándoles cómo crecer personal y profesionalmente, les ayuda a alcanzar todo un nuevo nivel de vida. Usted, verdaderamente, puede marcar la diferencia en sus vidas.

If others work for you, give your own time only to those who are willing to learn and grow.

The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in so doing will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern, rather than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.15

John C. Maxwell

Your ultimate goal as a leader should be to work hard enough and strategically enough that you have more than enough to give and share with others.

No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn't the leader above us—it's the spirit within us.

Trust must be built day by day. It calls for consistency. Some of the ways a leader can betray trust include: breaking promises, gossiping, withholding information, and being two-faced. These actions destroy the environment of trust necessary for the growth of potential leaders. And when a leader breaks trust, he must work twice as hard to regain it.

Algunas veces, hasta el mejor administrador se asemeja al muchacho que pasea un perro grande y espera a ver dónde quiere ir para llevarlo allá».

How do I identify the top 20 percent influencers/producers in my organization?" I suggest that you make a list of everyone in your company or department. Then ask yourself this question about each individual: "If this person takes a negative action against me or withdraws his or her support from me, what will the impact likely be?" If

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality." That can happen only when the leader is willing to hear and face the truth.

Los más cercanos al líder determinarán el nivel de éxito de dicho líder.

No es necesario decir que podemos interesarnos por las personas sin liderarlas, pero no podemos liderar a las personas sin interesarnos por ellas. La gente no le seguirá si no puede llevarse bien con usted. Así son las cosas.

While personal maturity may mean being able to see beyond yourself, leadership maturity means considering others before yourself.

successful people make right decisions early and manage those decisions daily.

Author Noel M. Tichy says, "The ultimate test for a leader is not whether he or she makes smart decisions and takes decisive action, but whether he or she teaches others to be leaders and builds an organization that can sustain its success even when he or she is not around.

You can't take the team to the next level when you haven't mastered the skills it takes to succeed on a personal level. It just doesn't happen.

THE LAW OF THE PRICE TAG The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It Fails to Pay the Price

It's better to have a great team with a weak dream than a great dream with a weak team. Your team must be the size of your dream.

Vision isn't enough—it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.

A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others. By John Maxwell