Quotes About Service

The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank.

To lead people, walk behind them.

I think leadership is service and there is power in that giving: to help people, to inspire and motivate them to reach their fullest potential.

God blesses us more so that we can be more of a blessing to others.

Your true value is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

There are no office hours for leaders.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.

Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!

Leadership does not mean being bossy, always telling others what to do. No, leadership means going ahead, not putting others in the front. Good leaders lead by example, not by decree.

It is not such a fiercesome thing to lead once you see your leadership as part of God's overall plan for His world.

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

If you're truly obsessed over customers, it'll cover a lot of errors.

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else.

The shortest distance to leadership is service.

Too many leaders act as if the sheep.. their people.. are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.

Leadership starts with understanding responsibility, not ability. Leadership is a Stewardship, not a show.

Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving.

If your leadership isn't all about you, it will live beyond you.

Find something you like to do so much that you would gladly do it for nothing; then learn to do it so well that people are happy to pay you for it.

God uses broken-hearted leaders.

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

What originally led us to serve others by leading them seldom remains our North Star.