Quotes About Responsibility

The major challenge of most executives is not understanding the practice of leadership - it is practicing their understanding of leadership.

...the best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead.

Leadership is not about popularity, it is about doing what is right.

I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That's a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

Leadership is action, not position

It is the responsibility of leadership and management to give opportunities and put demands on people which enable them to grow as human beings in their work environment.

True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.

The hardest thing about leadership is the intimacy it requires.

Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don't. My answer was to step up and lead.

For thousands of years art was seen as a source of responsible moral and ethical leadership. Today, taking that stance is almost seen as comic.

The only test of leadership is that somebody follows.

Empowerment is what managers do to people. Engagement is what managers do with people.

I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to the point of responsibility. I don't believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people.

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't.

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

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.

Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.

Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more

A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

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

Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.

Trust is the essence of Leadership.

What is the next thing you need for leadership? It is the ability to make up your mind to make a decision and accept full responsibility for that decision.