Quotes About Leadership

A man who is influenced by the polls or is afraid to make decisions which make him unpopular is not a man to represent the welfare of the country.

Two commanders on the same field are always one too many.

Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.

Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.

Without strong visionary leadership, no strategy will be executed effectively.

One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.

A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition.

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

Crisis moments create opportunity. Problems and crises ignite our greatest creativity and thought leadership as it forces us to focus on things outside the norm.

The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader.

We very often confuse personality with leadership.

A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside of himself or herself ... lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine.

One of the greatest joys of leadership is assembling and knitting together teams of fantastic people.

What is the difference between the Marine Corps and the Boy Scouts? The Boy Scouts have adult leadership.

If you want to be the best, find out what the top people do & do it yourself.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

Leadership implies movement toward something and convictions provide that direction.

There are two levers for moving men - interest and fear.

Leadership in telecommunications is also essential, since we are now in the age of e-commerce.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.