Following is our list of responsibility of leadership quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about responsibility of a leader.
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 not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more — Simon Sinek
The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege. — Peter Drucker
Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses. — John C. Maxwell
Leadership happens at every level of the organization and no one can shirk from this responsibility. — Jerry Junkins
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. — Max De Pree
For Aboriginal leaders, the social and moral obligation that comes with community leadership is life-long. Those who lead, who have authority, must care for and look after those who come behind. — Patrick Dodson
My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. — Don Shula
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. — Mwai Kibaki
It is the responsibility of leadership and management to give opportunities and put demands on people which enable them to grow as human beings in their work environment. — John Harvey-Jones
Leadership must first and foremost meet the needs of others. — Robert K. Greenleaf
Leadership is not for the faint of heart — Bill Hybels
Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
What is the next thing you need for leadership? It is the ability to make up your mind to make a decision and accept full responsibility for that decision. — Sam Manekshaw
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation. — Alan Autry
Short Responsibility Of Leadership Quotes
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. — Warren G. Bennis
The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it. — Cyril Falls
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together. — Jesse Jackson
If your leadership is ample, you will be a great example. — Daniel Evans
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge. — Simon Sinek
The most serious failure of leadership is the failure to foresee — Robert K. Greenleaf
Building awareness and responsibility is the essence of good coaching. — John Whitmore
Responsibility Of Leadership Image Quotes
The less you respond to negative people, the more peaceful your life will become.
Leadership Role Quotes
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
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
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
A leader is best when people barely know that he exists. — Witter Bynner
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
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.
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
Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes. — Margaret J. Wheatley
I can't give you the sunset, but I can give you the night. — Erin McCarthy
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
Responsibility Of A Leader Quotes
A society with too few independent thinkers is vulnerable to control by disturbed and opportunistic leaders. A society which wants to create and maintain a free and democratic social system must create responsible independence of thought among its young. — John Dewey
Anarchism, to me, means not only the denial of authority, not only a new economy, but a revision of the principles of morality. It means the development of the individual as well as the assertion of the individual. It means self-responsibility, and not leader worship. — Voltairine de Cleyre
To be an ethical leader is indeed to be different. This kind of leader acknowledges the complexity of running a responsible business, yet tries to do it anyway. — Andrew Leigh
Be a leader by example. Be confident and humble. Love the unloved.
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. — Max De Pree
I'm not an educated man. I only know what I'm told, and I'm not told that much; I have no frame of reference for how to place things in history be a responsible leader. All I can do is be an artist. — Maynard James Keenan
Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. — Barack Obama
I'm only responsible for what I say, not for what you understand.
I don't believe we can get very far, with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives. — Barack Obama
Almost no one will accept responsibility for his or her role in precipitating a crisis: not leveraged speculators, not willfully blind leaders of financial institutions, and certainly not regulators, government officials, ratings agencies or politicians. — Seth Klarman
It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders. — James Hunter
We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge of climate change requires that we ask no less of our leaders, or ourselves. — Wangari Maathai
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
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
Leadership is an action, not a position.
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
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
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
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
Failure Of Leadership Quotes
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. — Colin Powell
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. — Michelangelo
The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It's not failure but aiming too low, that is life's greatest tragedy. — Benjamin E. Mays
The enemy is fear. We think it is hate; but, it is fear. — Mahatma Gandhi
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
Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character. — Norman Schwarzkopf
Leadership simply begins with the courage to be yourself. So everyone else can be, too.
In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family. I BELIEVE IN YOU. Those four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try. — Mike Krzyzewski
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. — Colin Powell
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure... It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. — Barack Obama
When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible. — Howard Schultz
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command. — Solon
In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. — Harry S. Truman
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
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
If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading. — Mark Gonzales
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
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 Murray Hopper
Be the trouble you want to see in the world. — Joey Comeau
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
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
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
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
Frederick Herzberg, asserts that the powerful motivator in our lives isn't money; it's the opportunity to learn, grow in responsibilities, contribute to others, and be recognized for achievements. — Frederick Herzberg
Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom. — Nelson Mandela
There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other. — Haile Selassie
When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act. — Barack Obama
Such as it is, the press has become the greatest power within the Western World, more powerful than the legislature, the executive and judiciary. One would like to ask; by whom has it been elected and to whom is it responsible? — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. — Tony Robbins
It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies. — Noam Chomsky
This is what I found out about religion: It gives you courage to make the decisions you must make in a crisis, and then the confidence to leave the result to a higher Power. Only by trust in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The more we pray, the more we think to pray, and as we see the results of prayer-the responses of our Father to our requests-our confidence in God's power spills over into other areas of our life. — Dallas Willard
Leadership In Education Quotes
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
Those who take the lead take it by doing three things. First, science to be able to manoeuvre; second, knowledge to be able to heavily invest in education; and third, a very wise leadership with a clear vision and a roadmap to the right direction. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader. — Mahatma Gandhi
Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor. — Jimmy Carter
I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to the point of responsibility. I don`t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people. — John Wayne
Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments . — Jim Rohn
Shared leadership... is less like a an orchestra, where the conductor is always in charge, and more like a jazz band, where leadership is passed around ... depending on what the music demands at the moment and who feels most moved by the spirit to express the music. — Phillip C. Schlechty
Speak out, educate, do not be intimidated by the apologists, and do not let extreme racism be mainstreamed. Hopefully there will come a time when we don't need to tell our kids that Halloween is no excuse for hate, and that blackface has no place in a civilized society. — Christine Pelosi
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward. — Ovid
Responsibility And Accountability Quotes
Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way. — Timothy Keller
Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation. — Carl Levin
For years now I have been talking about personal responsibility and accountability, both in our private lives and in the halls of government. Those are important principles here in Idaho, and they will form the basis of this administration. — Butch Otter
Two things you can’t let anyone take from you: your reputation and your balls. That means accepting the pressure of taking responsibility for everything you say and do. — Tim Grover
It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. — Josiah Stamp
We will seek to implement specific changes in the manufacturing and distribution practices to promote more responsibility and accountability. — Kweisi Mfume
Every time I enter the field, it’s like, ‘Smriti, you have to score.’ And I love that responsibility. — Smriti Mandhana
While people out there on the spot certainly have to be held accountable for what they've done personally, the chain of command responsibility for this strikes me as just as important and should be dealt with. — William Odom
Taking responsibility for your life means owning your failures and faults as well as your successes and strengths. — William Ury
Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name. Society will reward you with responsibility, equity, and leverage. — Naval Ravikant
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. — Benjamin Franklin
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 most valuable "currency" of any organization is the initiative and creativity of its members. Every leader has the solemn moral responsibility to develop these to the maximum in all his people. This is the leader's highest priority. — W. Edwards Deming
Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research....if we are to continue to leave practically all important historical research and writing concerning the black race to the white man, then we must be prepared to accept, uncomplainingly, the white man's point of view. — Chancellor Williams
Our responsibility is to rally and lead the whole party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, take up this historic baton and continue working hard for the great renewal of the Chinese nation so that we will stand rock firm in the family of nations and make fresh and greater contributions to mankind. — Xi Jinping
I feel comfortable in a position of leadership, but that's not to say I feel complacent about it. I take it incredibly seriously. — Nicola Sturgeon
The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men. — Sun Tzu
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
It was leadership here at home that gave us strong American influence abroad, and the collapse of imperial Communism. Great nations have responsibilities to lead, and we should always be cautious of those who would lower our profile, because they might just wind up lowering our flag. — Ronald Reagan
Unfortunately for many Aboriginal people, of course, they've been in the situation of being herded on government reserves. Their own responsibility's been assumed by Protectors of Aborigines and by government officials and if you become part of that system, it's always difficult to break out of it. — Lowitja O'Donoghue
Politics is about power. It is about the power of the state. It is about the power of the state as applied to individuals, the society in which they live and the economy in which they work. Most critically, our responsibility in this parliament is how that power is used: whether it is used for the benefit of the few or the many. — Kevin Rudd
Leaders are like gardeners ... As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success but for cultivating the success of the next generation. — Susan Collins
The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility. — Eleanor Roosevelt
My conclusion: Management is the most noble of professions if it's practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and grow, take responsibility and be recognized for achievement, and contribute to the success of a team. — Clayton Christensen
The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive. — Simon Sinek
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
Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christlike, servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home. — John Piper
Times of upheaval require not just more leadership but more leaders. People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be empowered to share leadership responsibilities. — Rosalynn Carter
Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. — Mitt Romney
The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it. — Mao Zedong
If you look at the way Donald Trump has treated law enforcement, if you look at the way he's treated the military, this is a man who fully understands the burden of leadership and the responsibility he has as the commander in chief. — Sebastian Gorka
As a veteran, I believe we have a responsibility to take care of all our men and women who have served - and I will fight to fix the crisis at the Veterans Administration caused by negligent leadership in Washington. — Joni Ernst
Delegation is the passing on of actions, actions, not the passing on of responsibility. — Eric Edmeades
Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folkways and superstition, and of cooperation for force. It means the substitution of responsibility for obedience to rank, and of authority of performance for the authority of rank. — Peter Drucker
If architecture is going to nudge, cajole, and inspire a community to challenge the status quo into making responsible changes, it will take the subversive leadership of academics and practitioners who keep reminding students of the profession’s responsibilities. — Samuel Mockbee
Leadership, pure and simple, is the assumption of responsibility for the pursuit of excellence in group life. — Philip Selznick
It's a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I'm not going to drop the ball on my shift. — Abdallah II
We treat employees as a member of the family. If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them. — Akio Morita
On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement. — Fredrik Bajer
A salesman, like the storage battery in your car, is constantly discharging energy. Unless he is recharged at frequent intervals he soon runs dry. This is one of the greatest responsibilities of sales leadership. — Robert Henry Grant
We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. — George Soros
We think leadership is about rank and power, but better to think of leadership as the responsibility for other human beings. That leadership and rank may not go together. So it manifests in this remarkable way. — Simon Sinek
The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done. — Simon Sinek
What Donald Trump is doing is serving the polluters and serving a narrow group of ideological interests. That's not leadership. That's abdication of responsibility, and this step does not make America first. It makes America last. — John F. Kerry
Being able to make a sincere apology - one that says, "Yes, I get it; I screwed up. Your feelings make sense, and I'm taking this seriously" - is at the heart of being successful in leadership, parenting, and friendship, as well as our own integrity and self-worth. And the failure to apologize? Even a good relationship will suffer quietly - because we really feel it when someone won't take responsibility for what they said, or didn't say. — Harriet Lerner
I can't explain the lack of integrity among some of the leaders of our health care facilities. This is something I rarely encountered during 38 years in uniform. And so I will not defend it because it is indefensible. But I can take responsibility for it and I do. — Eric Shinseki
A sense of responsibility is the clearest indication of mature leadership. — John C. Maxwell
The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility, to the challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership. — Chinua Achebe
Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them - this is of the essence of leadership. — Theodore White
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