Quotes About Influence

You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion.... The heart comes before the head.

When you realize that people treat you according to how they see themselves rather than how you really are, you are less likely to be affected by their behavior.

The leader's Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.

Many people view leadership the same way they view success, hoping to go as far as they can, to climb the ladder, to achieve the highest position possible for their talent. But contrary to conventional thinking, I believe the bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others. That is achieved by serving others and adding value to their lives.

People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." -John C. Maxwell

Leaders Who Attract Followers . . . Need to Be Needed Leaders Who Develop Leaders . . . Want to Be Succeeded

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart.

Leadership is more disposition than position—influence others from wherever you are.

When people respect you as a person, they admire you. When they respect you as a friend, they love you. When they respect you as a leader, they follow you.

Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?

President Abraham Lincoln said, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Good leaders motivate others by their listening skills. We are to: avoid prejudicial first impressions; become less self-centered; withhold initial criticism; stay calm; listen with empathy; be active listeners; clarify what we hear; and recognize the healing power of listening. Then we are to act on what we hear

Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less. If you are being salt and light as Jesus commanded, then you have begun to obey God's call to leadership.

The great men and women of history were not great because of what they earned and owned, but rather for what they gave their lives to accomplish.

The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth.

When people follow a leader because they have to, they will do only what they have to. People don't give their best to leaders they like least. They give reluctant compliance, not commitment. They may give their hands but certainly not their heads or hearts.

Position is a poor substitute for influence.

anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.

The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others. You cannot produce consistently on a level higher than your leadership. In other words, your leadership skills determine the level of your success-and the success of those who work around you.

The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.

Earlier in my life, I have to admit, I was often guilty of this error. I wanted to take an idea from seed thought to solution before sharing it with anyone, even the people it would most impact. I did this both at work and at home. But over the years, I have learned that you can go much farther with a team than you can go alone.

Every message that people receive is filtered through the messenger who delivers it.