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“The more intentional you are about your leadership growth, the greater your potential for becoming the leader you're capable of being. Never stop learning.”

Motivational Growth Leader Greater Becoming Capable Never Stop Learning

Book:The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs

Source: The Leadership Handbook: 26 Critical Lessons Every Leader Needs

“The greater the crime perpetrated by the leadership, the less likely it is that the people will ever believe their leaders to be capable of perpetrating such an event.”

People Believe Leader Greater Events Crime Capable

Author:Adolf Hitler

“When [Vladimir] Putin, a former lieutenant-colonel in the KGB, became Russia's president on December 31, 1999 - eight years after the failed coup attempt against (then Soviet leader Mikhail) Gorbachev, and eight years after the people had torn down the statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the hated founder of the KGB, in Moscow - it was admittedly a shock. Nevertheless, I decided to give Putin a chance. He seemed dynamic and capable of learning. But I had to bury my hopes after just a few months. He proved to be an autocrat - and, because the West let him do as he pleased, he became a dictator.”

“The ablest and most effective leaders do not hold to a single style; they may be highly supportive in personal relations when that is needed, yet capable of a quick, authoritative decision when the situation requires it.”

May Decision Situation Leader Style Needed Capable Relation Supportive

Author:John W. Gardner

“Leadership (according to John Sculley) revolves around vision, ideas, direction, and has more to do with inspiring people as to direction and goals than with day-to-day implementation. A leader must be able to leverage more than his own capabilities. He must be capable of inspiring other people to do things without actually sitting on top of them with a checklist.”

People Ideas Able Goal Leader Vision Capable Sitting Capability Day To Day Implementation Checklists Inspiring Others

Author:Warren G. Bennis

“American industry is spilling over with men who started life even with the leaders, with brains just as big, with hands quite as capable. And yet one man emerges from the mass, rises sheer about his fellows; and the rest remain.”

Men Hands Bigs Brain Leader Industry Mass Capable Fellows One Man Sheer Spilling

Book:Succeeding With What You Have

Source: Succeeding With What You Have

“People who are prone to guilt tend to work harder and perform better than people who are not guilt-prone, and are perceived to be more capable leaders.”

People Leader Hard Work Capable Harder Guilt Work Harder

Author:David D. Burns

“Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.”

People Courses Leader Capable Ships Steers Navigators

Book:The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

Source: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You