L Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with L. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Leadership is not something you do to people. It's something you do with people.”
“Leadership is not the loudest roar that creates change it is the consistent whisper that challenges your fears and inspires your magnificence”
“Leadership is obliged to justify itself daily.”
Source: God of the Machine
“Leadership is of the spirit, compounded of personality and vision.”
“Leadership is often described as the art of “inspiring,” “motivating,” or “empowering” others. Leaders are labelled “visionaries,” “catalysts,” and “change agents.” Although these words carry a positive connotation, the fundamental purpose remains the same—to influence the actions and mindset of others.
“When we try to influence someone, we attempt to affect or change their behaviour, thoughts, or development. Thus, one could argue that leadership is about controlling people but without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command.”
Source: Why We Follow: Natural Followership in a World Obsessed with Leadership
“Leadership is often the afterthought of educational change.”
“Leadership is one of sports intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, Follow me.”
“Leadership is one of the most enduring, universal human responsibilities.”
“Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.”
Source: Leadership
“Leadership is only courage and wisdom, and a great carefulness of self.”
“Leadership is only necessary where change is necessary. Change always involves some discomfort. And therefore, leaders are always tasked with the uncomfortable mandate of causing some discomfort.”
“Leadership is particularly necessary to ensure ready acceptance of the unfamiliar and that which is contrary to tradition.”
Source: Ordeal by Battle
“Leadership is people taking the initiative, carrying things through, having ideas and the imagination to get something started, and exhibiting particular skills in different areas.”
“Leadership Is Performance. You Have To Be Conscious Of Your Behavior, Because Everyone Else Is.”
“Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.”
“Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision.”
“Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.”
Source: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
“Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. This scarcity makes leadership valuable...It's uncomfortable to stand up in front of strangers. It's uncomfortable to propose an idea that might fail. It's uncomfortable to challenge the status quo. It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle...If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.”
“Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations.”
Source: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
“Leadership is self-made. People who have deliberately decided to become problems solver lead better.”
Source: Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts
“Leadership is service, not a throne to seize
Empowering and uplifting those you lead with ease
Each day, ask yourself how you can lend a hand
Supporting others, not yourself, is what makes a true command
The Queen’s example, a shining light
Acknowledging and elevating others, always in her sight
Breaking through barriers, supporting good causes
Making everyone feel valued, she’s a true leader who never paused
Let us all follow in her regal path
Celebrating each other’s achievements, no aftermath
Age and gender, never to be a limitation
We can all make a positive impact on this nation
Remember, true leadership is not about fame
It’s measured by the success and well-being of your game
So lead with service, and watch your people thrive
For a true leader empowers, and helps their people to survive.”
Source: The Job Well Done: The Queen's Way to Successful Leadership
“Leadership is simple. It’s laying down one’s life on behalf of another for no other reason than such an action represents what my existence is all about in the first place.”
“Leadership is simple: Add value to people everyday.”
“Leadership is simply a well applied energy burst. If a leader is going to let his energy get depleted through not important and urgent activities that distracts every ministry, then there will not be any energy left to counteract the evangelistic entropy that attacks every church and robs them of their evangelistic effectiveness.”
Source: Spiritual Conversations: Creating and Sustaining Them Without Being a Jerk
“Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.”
“Leadership is solving problems.”
Source: My American Journey
“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”
Source: My American Journey
“Leadership is something I was born with.”
“Leadership is something you earn, something you're chosen for. You can't come in yelling, 'I'm your leader!' If it happens, it's because the other guys respect you.”
“Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader.”
“Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!”
“Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.”
Source: The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs
“Leadership is tested not by one's capacity to survive politically but by the ability to make tough decisions in trying times.”
“Leadership is the ability of a single individual through his or her actions to motivate others to higher levels of achievement.”
“Leadership is the ability to decide what is to be done and then get others to do it.”
“Leadership is the ability to encourage the best efforts of others in working toward a desirable goal.”
Source: The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“Leadership is the ability to follow the right path and show others the right way without being swayed in the wrong way.”
Source: The Effective Leadership Prototype for a Modern Day Leader
“Leadership is the ability to get a person to do what you want him to do, when you want it done, in a way you want it done, because he wants to do it.”
“Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.”
“Leadership is the ability to get individuals to work together for the common good and the best possible results while at the same time letting them know they did it themselves.”
“Leadership is the ability to influence people and motivate them to do what needs to be done to accomplish a goal, vision, or mission.”
“Leadership is the ability to lift and inspire.”
“Leadership is the ability to recognize the special abilities and limitations of others, combined with the capacity to fit each one into the job where he will do his best.”
Source: Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer
“Leadership is the ability to see the potential in others that they may not yet see in themselves."
"Great leaders don’t just navigate change; they embrace it and turn it into opportunity."
"A leader’s true power lies in their ability to empower others to lead."
"To lead is to serve; the strongest leaders are those who lift others higher."
"Leadership is not a destination; it’s a commitment to continuous growth and learning."
"True leaders inspire action through integrity, not authority."
"The heart of leadership is knowing that every voice matters, including the quietest ones."
"A leader's legacy is defined not by their achievements but by the impact they leave on others."
"Leadership is about creating a vision that others can believe in, and a path they want to follow."
"The essence of leadership is adaptability—responding with wisdom in the face of uncertainty.”
“Leadership is the ability to stand for those who cannot stand for themselves, by sitting down with them and finding out what can be done best to assist them.”
Source: The Effective Leadership Prototype for a Modern Day Leader
“Leadership is the ability to step outside the culture to start evolutionary change processes that are more adaptive.”
“Leadership is the ability to take people to places they would be afraid to go alone.”
“Leadership is the ability to turn your vision into reality by enlisting the help and winning the hearts of others. It's time to share leadership. It's time to win–together.”
Source: The Responsibility Ethic: 12 Strategies Exceptional People Use to Do the Work and Make Success Happen
“Leadership is the acceptance of social service. It is not about self-service at all.”
Source: The Effective Leadership Prototype for a Modern Day Leader
“Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate towards some goal which they come to find desirable and which motivates them over the long haul.”