Quotes About Integrity

The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.

Credibility is a leader's currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

Leadership is not about being nice. it's about being right and being strong

Trust is the essence of Leadership.

Better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.

A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession.

A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.

Dedicate yourself to a core set of values. Without them, you will never be able to find personal fulfillment, and you will never be able to lead effectively.

Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are.

We're going to do the right thing for the company and our customers, all things considered.

Leaders always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong.

There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece.

The man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself; and he wants others to be themselves, also.

In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

Leadership is about having principles. A leader must have a vision and principles that will endure for all time and must always be true to these principles, applying them to changing circumstances

The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

Leadership must be demonstrated, not announced.

If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.