Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart,
a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference. — Mac Anderson
If your leadership is ample, you will be a great example. — Daniel Evans
The best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship over. — J. Richard Clarke
All leadership is appreciative leadership. It's the capacity to see the best in the world around us, in our colleagues, and in the groups we are trying to lead. — David Cooperrider
(We need) leadership that is tough enough to demand a great deal from everyone, and leadership that is tender enough to encourage the heart. — Thomas J. Sergiovanni
There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader. — Rudy Giuliani
Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism. — Omar N. Bradley
Leadership is mostly the art of doing simple things very well. — Michael Abrashoff
Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts. — Erskine Bowles
Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully. — John A. Lejeune
Every great leader knows that his or her role comes with responsibility for those who follow him or her, and in ensuring they provide value in return for their loyalty. — Lewis Howes
Great leaders encourage and enable others to become great. — Susan McCann
That’s what real leadership is: Creating and clarifying the vision (the “what”), and giving that vision greater context and importance (the “why”) for all Whos involved. — Dan Sullivan
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. — John D. Rockefeller
Short Good Leadership Quotes
Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves — Marshall Goldsmith
A good leader has a compass in their head and a magnet in their heart. — Howard G. Hendricks
The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it. — Cyril Falls
Great leadership is by definition relentlessly developmental. — Bill Hybels
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. — Tacitus
True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to. — James C. Collins
Leaders make things possible. Exceptional leaders make them inevitable. — Lance Morrow
Character matters; leadership descends from character. — Rush Limbaugh
Leadership is not for the faint of heart — Bill Hybels
Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory. — Jocko Willink
Good Leadership Image Quotes
He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.
Inspiring Good Leadership Quotes
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. — Stevie Wonder
He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. — Aristotle
A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops. — John J. Pershing
Good leaders develop ideas.Great leaders develop people.The best leaders develop new leaders.
Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be prooud, but not arrogant. — Zig Ziglar
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command. — Solon
A good example is like a bell that calls many to church. — Danish Proverbs
A good coach will make his players see what they can become rather than what they are.
Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person. — Gloria Steinem
There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. — Jill Churchill
Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure. — Arleigh Burke
A good leader gets people to follow him because they want to, not because he makes them. — Tony Dungy
Good Leader Quotes
A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed. — Nelson Mandela
He who neither drinks, nor smokes, nor dances, he who preaches & even occasionally practice piety, temperance and celibacy, is generally a saint, or a mahatma or more likely a humbug but he certainly won't make a leader or for that matter a good soldier — Sam Manekshaw
A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.
Good leaders must first become good servants. — Robert Greenleaf
The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them. — John C. Maxwell
Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader. — Indra Nooyi
A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. — Witter Bynner
Good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get things done. — Jocko Willink
Being A Good Leader Quotes
I am glad that the Crown have proved that I am the leader of the Half-breeds in the North-West. I will perhaps be one day acknowledged as more than a leader of the Half-breeds, and if I am I will have an opportunity of being acknowledged as a leader of good in this great country. — Louis Riel
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader. A boss says, Go! A leader says, Let's go! — George E. M. Kelly
A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him. — Lao Tzu
Good leadership starts with good communication.
As a leader of people, you have to be a great listener, a great motivator, be very good at praising and bringing out the best in people. — Richard Branson
I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing. — Mark Wahlberg
Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. — George S. Patton
Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
I'm merely teaching you to be someone of pride and to be a good leader and that's the message I want you to take away from my music. — Sizzla
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. — Polybius
Leadership is defined by results not attributes. — Peter Drucker
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience. — Colin Powell
The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness. — Omar N. Bradley
Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome. — John P. Kotter
To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately. — Russell L. Ackoff
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'. — Tom Peters
In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. — Harry S. Truman
I can't give you the sunset, but I can give you the night. — Erin McCarthy
History has shown that a country most effectively speaks with one voice. When nationally elected officials work together, build consensus, and provide leadership, the American people will follow. — Chuck Hagel
Build what you want to see in the world. — Jack Dorsey
Definition Of Leadership Quotes
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. — Bernard Law Montgomery
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. — Max De Pree
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington. — Grace Hopper
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned. — Harold Geneen
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. — Lao Tzu
To me, a leader is a visionary that energizes others. This definition of leadership has two key dimensions: a) creating the vision of the future, and b) inspiring others to make the vision a reality. — Vince Lombardi
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success — Stephen Covey
The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives. — Theodore Roosevelt
Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity - except in politics where it's called leadership. — Scott Adams
I definitely wasn’t cool in high school. I really wasn’t. I did belong to many of the clubs and was in leadership on yearbook and did the musical theater route, so I had friends in all areas, but I certainly did not know what to wear, did not know how to do my hair, all those things. — Dianna Agron
True Leadership Quotes
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. — Ronald Reagan
The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence. — Walt Disney
Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders. — Diane Nash
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. — Douglas MacArthur
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born. — Warren G. Bennis
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. — Warren G. Bennis
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. — Leymah Gbowee
True leadership is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. — J. Oswald Sanders
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. — Colin Powell
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. — John C. Maxwell
Leadership Skills Quotes
Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win. — Zhuge Liang
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. — Harry S Truman
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. — Harry S. Truman
A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind. — Nelson Mandela
Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents. — Conrad Burns
Leadership is hard. It's a skill. It's a technique. — Jocko Willink
My height doesn't define my skill set. To be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership, great attention to detail and a relentless competitive nature - and I try to bring that on a daily basis. — Russell Wilson
Recognizing poor leadership is a vital skill to help you achieve greatness. — Lewis Howes
A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Business Leadership Quotes
Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James A. Baldwin
I didn't follow the policies of those already in the business. If I had, I would never have made a go of it. Instead, I started out with the determination to make a better nickel chocolate bar than any of my competitors made, and I did so. — Milton S. Hershey
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to. — Richard Branson
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. — Andrew Carnegie
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. — Pat Riley
You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. — Steve Jobs
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. — Henry Ford
You are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped. — Melinda Gates
Outstanding Leadership Quotes
We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are. — John C. Maxwell
We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines. — Maxine Waters
If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk. — Benjamin Hooks
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict? — Max De Pree
There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust. — Klaus Balkenhol
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. — John Peter Zenger
You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings. — Zhuge Liang
The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO! — Harry Gordon Selfridge
My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service. — Sonny Perdue
If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees. — Ingvar Kamprad
If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory! — Mark Twain
Servant leadership always empathizes, always accepts the person, but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person's effort or performance as good enough. — Robert K. Greenleaf
You cannot be CEO of more than one thing. No matter how much you want to or how good the opportunity is. — Alex Hormozi
Making good judgments when one has complete data, facts, and knowledge is not leadership - it's bookkeeping — Dee Hock
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. — John Updike
I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my profession. I was not immediately good at basketball. It did not come easy. It came as the result of a lot of hard work and self-sacrifice. The rewards, where they worth it? One thousand times over. — Bill Russell
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required. — Hyman Rickover
The difference between good and great is just a little extra effort. — Duffy Daugherty
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. — Orrin Woodward
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning. — Warren G. Bennis
The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players. — Don Coryell
I am good to people who are good. I am also good to people who are not good. Because Virtue is goodness. — Lao Tzu
Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration. — Jeffrey R. Immelt
Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some kind of religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness where we experience values like truth, goodness, beauty, love and compassion, and also intuition, creativity, insight and focused attention. — Deepak Chopra
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. — Jim Rohn
Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership. — Daley Thompson
Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good. — James Hunter
Showing gratitude for the good things you have is the most powerful happiness boosting activity there is. — Eric Barker
One of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. — Benjamin Carson
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