Quotes About Leadership

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead.

Pessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance.

You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.

After the Shah's departure from Iran, I will not become a president nor accept any other leadership role. Just like before, I limit my activities only to guiding and directing the people.

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

Leadership is the self-confidence of working with people smarter than you.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

Leaders make decisions that create the future they desire.

The highest calling of leadership is to unlock the potential of others.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.

Observing many companies in action, I am unable to point to a single instance in which stunning results were gotten without the active and personal leadership of the upper managers.

Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.

Managers help people see themselves as they are; Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are.

We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.

Leadership is not for the faint of heart

Leadership is building a bridge that connects the vision with the purpose, in order to empower those who are around us.

The only difference I ever found between the Democratic leadership and the Republican leadership is that one of them is skinning you from the ankle up and the other, from the ear down.