Quotes About Integrity

I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine.

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

We can lead others only as far along the road as we ourselves have traveled. merely pointing the way is not enough. If we are not walking, then no one can be following, and ware not leading anyone.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Leadership simply begins with the courage to be yourself. So everyone else can be, too.

You should always stand up for what you believe and never stand down to promise or protect your career.

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

Without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance.

Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.

It is often said that the best leaders are those who serve.

The greatest challenge of Leadership maintaining personal conviction in a globalized world.

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.

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

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.

Character matters; leadership descends from character.

Leadership comes by the example you set through your work. It begins from the way you are perceived as a worker and the respect that comes with it.

True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.

It's the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.

Leadership comes with consistency.

I am convinced that we must train not only the head, but the heart and hand as well.

The main characteristics of effective leadership are intelligence, integrity or loyalty, mystique, humor, discipline, courage, self sufficieny and confidence.