Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes. — Margaret J. Wheatley
Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership. — Wangari Maathai
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
Leadership is demonstrated at the moment of need.
You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing — Carlos Ghosn
Leadership happens at every level of the organization and no one can shirk from this responsibility. — Jerry Junkins
Leadership is about empowering others to achieve their full potential and fostering an environment of trust and collaboration. — Michael Abrashoff
Learn to lead in a nourishing manner.
Learn to lead without being possessive.
Learn to be helpful without taking the credit.
Learn to lead without coercion. — Lao Tzu
The real role of leadership in education ... is not and should not be command and control. The real role of leadership is climate control, creating a climate of possibility. — Ken Robinson
A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there. — David Gergen
Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The leader builds dispersed and diverse leadership - distributing leadership to the outermost edges of the circle to unleash the power of shared responsibility. — Frances Hesselbein
Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome. — John P. Kotter
Leadership is about setting the stage for others to shine. — Jensen Huang
Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves — Marshall Goldsmith
The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege. — Peter Drucker
Short Leadership Roles Quotes
Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others. — Robert K. Greenleaf
The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it. — Cyril Falls
...the best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead. — Tony Hsieh
Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating. — Simon Sinek
If your leadership is ample, you will be a great example. — Daniel Evans
Effective team leaders adjust their style to provide what the group can't provide for itself. — Ken Blanchard
A leader has been defined as one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. — Unknown
Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses. — John C. Maxwell
Leadership Roles Image Quotes
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.
What Is Leadership Quotes
The most important ingredient of leadership is character. Most of the proficiencies can be learned, but what's inside you is something that's difficult to change. — Jesse Robredo
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. — Harry S. Truman
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. — Nelson Mandela
Be a leader by example. Be confident and humble. Love the unloved.
People who are role models for the principles and values of the organization, who buy in and understand the vision of what the organization is trying to accomplish, and have the personality to inspire other people to the vision. You know, that’s what team chemistry and leadership is all about. — Nick Saban
One of the recurring themes in Marcus' handbook is leadership's responsibility to work intelligently with what it is given and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices. — Marcus Aurelius
The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail. — Lou Holtz
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
You can't run a government from one single person. What instead matters is that leadership be about gathering around extraordinary individuals and getting the best out of them. — Justin Trudeau
You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I'd be still waiting. — Condoleezza Rice
The president can't change the country on his own. But what can he do? He can give an example. — Volodymyr Zelenskyy
There is no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free and educated woman, and there is no more inspiring role model than a man who respects and cherishes women and champions their leadership. — Angelina Jolie
Leadership is an action, not a position.
Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
You have to have a government that does give both money and energy to function in a leadership role modeling giving for the people. Government is supposed to lead by example in many cases. — Maya Soetoro-Ng
Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. — Abdul Kalam
Leadership simply begins with the courage to be yourself. So everyone else can be, too.
Real Fathers are Role Models worthy of emulation. They choose to live exemplary lifestyles of leadership and excellence — Tara Fela-Durotoye
We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - lest we fail to walk in the shoes of those we might injure. — Peter Yarrow
The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses. — Jack Welch
We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless. . . . We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models. — Arthur Ashe
Political Leadership Quotes
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. — Benjamin Franklin
We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day. — Ann Richards
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself-and possibly teh bogey man. — Pat Paulsen
The only difference I ever found between the Democratic leadership and the Republican leadership is that one of them is skinning you from the ankle up and the other, from the ear down. — Huey Long
When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote. — Alexei Navalny
I think we're due for younger presidents. I'm tired of them always being in their 70s. — MrBeast
You can build a throne with bayonets, but it's difficult to sit on it. — Boris Yeltsin
If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system. — Marie Lu
The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. — Harry S. Truman
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
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
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
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
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
I can't make every decision for you. I don't have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk — Gregg Popovich
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
Happiness for me is really leading the team and, if possible, leading them to the top. — Bernard Arnault
Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. — Patrick Lencioni
Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal. — Patrick Lencioni
The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb. — Red Auerbach
Leadership And Management 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 only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture. If you do not manage culture, it manages you, and you may not even be aware of the extent to which this is happening. — Edgar Schein
Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet — Henry Mintzberg
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. — Grace Hopper
Observing many companies in action, I am unable to point to a single instance in which stunning results were gotten without the active and personal leadership of the upper managers. — Joseph M. Juran
A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. — Witter Bynner
If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading. — Mark Gonzales
Build what you want to see in the world. — Jack Dorsey
One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment. — Robert E. Quinn
Be the compromise you want to see in the world. — Mahatma Gandhi
After the Shah's departure from Iran, I will not become a president nor accept any other leadership role. Just like before, I limit my activities only to guiding and directing the people. — Ruhollah Khomeini
In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions. — Margaret J. Wheatley
Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization. — Frederick Reines
One of the problems in the biotech world is the lack of women in leadership roles, and I'd like to see that change by walking the walk. — Jennifer Doudna
I had known, number one, that there would never be any role for me in the leadership capacity with SCLC. Why? First, I'm a woman. Also, I'm not a minister. And second, I am a person that feels that I have to maintain some degree of personal integrity and be my own barometer of what is important and what is not. — Ella Baker
I can't give you the sunset, but I can give you the night. — Erin McCarthy
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. — Colin Powell
Maybe I was cast into a different role (in Montreal) and it seemed to follow me around wherever I went, ... Everyone is skeptical until you produce. It's up to me from this point forward. I'm going to get an opportunity to maybe take on a bigger role leadership-wise and offensively. — Darcy Tucker
Friends describe me as someone who likes to sing and dance along the edge of the roof. I try to encourage young women to be willing to take risks, to stand up for the things they believe in, and to step up and accept the challenge of serving in leadership roles. — Wilma Mankiller
Women in leadership roles can help restore balance and wholeness to our communities. — Wilma Mankiller
I've always sought to express a tension in form and meaning in order to achieve a veracity. I have come to the conclusion that the art world has to join us, women artists, not we join it. When women are in leadership roles and gain rewards and recognition, then perhaps 'we' (women and men) can all work together in art world actions. — Nancy Spero
One must also acknowledge that there are moments in an organisation's development when fresh blood and new vision are required, which may imply that an outsider may be better suited to the leadership role. — Kofi Annan
Girls are twice as likely as boys to avoid leadership roles for fear of being deemed 'bossy' by their peers. — Anna Maria Chavez
I realize that as the quarterback, you have to assume some sort of leadership role because you have to talk in the huddle on every play, and you're essentially giving out orders to the team. But in my mind, I have to prove myself on the field before I can start asserting a leadership role. — Andrew Luck
Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice. — Gerry Adams
If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be. — Sheryl Sandberg
The responsibility of building leadership in the Church belongs to the father and the mother. . . . As youth grow and mature through their teenage years and move toward adulthood, the Church picks up an important role in this process of giving youth an opportunity to lead, but it begins in the home. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately. — Bob Iger
I am defining leadership in terms of the role, not the position. — Edgar Schein
The United States has renewed our leadership in the Asia-Pacific, prime Minister Abe is leading Japan to a new role on the world stage. — Shinzo Abe
Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do. — Warren G. Bennis
On the security front, the United States must continue to play a leadership role. There simply is not another country in the world that commands the respect or has the capabilities that we do, and we must not shrink from our responsibilities. — Dan Quayle
When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged. — Rosa Parks
The next step is for the great teachers to arise, and for them to clearly understand the challenges ahead and mentor accordingly. Where most generations focus the education of their children on preparing to make a living or succeed financially, leadership generations are taught by parents who see a higher role for their children. — Oliver DeMille
I want you to notice nature, how geese are in flight and they form a V in a leadership role…The lead goose, when he gets tired of flapping his wings, he drops to the back and the next goose comes up front. Without stopping, without fussing, without whining. He becomes that next leader, he or she, that’s what we have to do. — Judy Bonds
Always walk out the door ahead of your dog when leaving the house. This will show your dog who is in the leadership role. — Cesar Millan
It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed. — Ruth Simmons
A few mistakes don't worry me; what worries me is when you make the mistakes and then forget your role on the team and start to worry about your ego. — Digger Phelps
I am honored and quite proud that a class is being taught on my sensationalist lyrics, unique style and fashion and leadership role within the hip-hop community. — Sayings
The CEO's role in raising a company's corporate IQ is to establish an atmosphere that promotes knowledge sharing and collaboration. — Bill Gates
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