Leadership - 34 Awesome Quotes
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Leadership - 34 Awesome Quotes
1. "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." - Peter F. Drucker 2. "If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny." - Dee Hock 3. "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 4. "The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader." - Albert Einstein 5. "The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why." - Warren Bennis 6. "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you." - Max DePree 7. "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams 8. "The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist." - Eric Hoffer 9. "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln 10. "Lead and inspire people. Don't try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead." - Ross Perot 11. "Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob." - Oscar Wilde 12. "All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership." - John Kenneth Galbraith 13. "Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” - Harold S. Geneen 14. "Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them." - John Maxwell
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15. "The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision."-Theodore Hesburgh 16. "The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority." - Kenneth Blanchard 17. "Leaders conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations and unite them in pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts." - John Gardner 18. "Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 19. "The ability to summon positive emotions during periods of intense stress lies at the heart of effective leadership." - Jim Loehr 20. "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - General George Patton 21. As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." - Bill Gates 22. "Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf 23. I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control." - Margaret Wheatley 24. "The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." - Harvey S. Firestone 25. "One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." - Arnold Glasow 26. "The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." - Ralph Nader 27. "You don't lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership." - Dwight D. Eisenhower 28. "Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out." - Stephen Covey 29. "No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings." - Peter Drucker
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30. "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Theodore Roosevelt 31. "A leader is a dealer in hope." - Napoleon Bonaparte 32. "To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone." - Harry Truman 33. "Example is not the main thing in influencing others; it is the only thing." - Albert Schweitzer 34. "People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert." - Theodore Roosevelt Big thanks to Val Vadeboncoeur for locating most of these quotes. Idea Champions Ingenious Leadership How Leaders Foster a Culture of Innovation
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1. "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." - Peter F. Drucker 2. "If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny." - Dee Hock 3. "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 4. "The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader." - Albert Einstein 5. "The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why." - Warren Bennis 6. "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you." - Max DePree 7. "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams 8. "The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist." - Eric Hoffer 9. "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln 10. "Lead and inspire people. Don't try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead." - Ross Perot 11. "Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob." - Oscar Wilde 12. "All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership." - John Kenneth Galbraith 13. "Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” - Harold S. Geneen 14. "Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them." - John Maxwell
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15. "The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision."-Theodore Hesburgh 16. "The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority." - Kenneth Blanchard 17. "Leaders conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations and unite them in pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts." - John Gardner 18. "Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 19. "The ability to summon positive emotions during periods of intense stress lies at the heart of effective leadership." - Jim Loehr 20. "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - General George Patton 21. As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." - Bill Gates 22. "Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy." - Norman Schwarzkopf 23. I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control." - Margaret Wheatley 24. "The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." - Harvey S. Firestone 25. "One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." - Arnold Glasow 26. "The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." - Ralph Nader 27. "You don't lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership." - Dwight D. Eisenhower 28. "Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out." - Stephen Covey 29. "No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings." - Peter Drucker
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30. "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Theodore Roosevelt 31. "A leader is a dealer in hope." - Napoleon Bonaparte 32. "To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone." - Harry Truman 33. "Example is not the main thing in influencing others; it is the only thing." - Albert Schweitzer 34. "People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert." - Theodore Roosevelt Big thanks to Val Vadeboncoeur for locating most of these quotes. Idea Champions Ingenious Leadership How Leaders Foster a Culture of Innovation
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