“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.”
Source: The Art and Adventure of Leadership: Understanding Failure, Resilience and Success
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“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
“I can't give you the sunset, but I can give you the night.”
Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER
“Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.”
“That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”
Source: The Art and Adventure of Leadership: Understanding Failure, Resilience and Success
“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success”
Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition
“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.”
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
Source: The Jefferson Bible [annotated]: Original Old English Version and Modern Updates to The Jefferson Bible
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs
Source: Across the Universe
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”
“No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.”
“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”
Source: Chronicles of the Cross Collection
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”
Source: Developing the Leader Within You
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
“Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.”
“When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.”
Source: A Collection of Essays
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”
“Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.”
Source: My American Journey
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
“Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.”
“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.”
Source: Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”
Source: Brothers in Spirit: The Correspondence of Albert Schweitzer and William Larimer Mellon, Jr
“It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”
“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”