900 Best Leader Inspirational Quotes (2023)

1. Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another

2. “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.” —Bill Bradley

3. “Leaders never use the word failure. They look upon setbacks as learning experiences.” Brian Tracy

4. “A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

5. A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit

6. “I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist. ” —Ginni Rometty, Executive Chairman of IBM

7. “Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like

8. There are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage

9. A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops

10. “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.” Colin Powell

11. “To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.”  - Pat Riley

12.  In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock

13. “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”

14. “There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.”

15.  “A leader is a dealer in hope. ” - Napoleon Bonaparte

16. “Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people.

17.  The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity

18.  “Anyone, anywhere can make a positive difference. ” - Mark Sanborn

19. “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” ~ Stephen Covey

20. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle

21. “Lead, follow, or get out of the way. ”

22. “Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.”

23. “The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.”

24. “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” —Plutarch

25.  “Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes. ” - Margaret Wheatley

26. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”—Eleanor Roosevelt

27. “I have broken many glass ceilings - so I know it can be done. ”

28. “A leader doesn't demand respect; a leader earns it. ”

29. “Lead and inspire people. Don't try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be led.” — Ross Perot. 50. “The ...

30. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. ” —Steve Jobs, chairman of Apple

31. Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality

32. “Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.” ~ General George Patton

33. “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein

34.  A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see

35.  Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. —Warren Bennis

36.  A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs

37. It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself. —Latin Proverb

38. “If you cannot allow people to do their jobs … nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.”

39. “Rise, lead, and inspire. ”

40. I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. —Dee Dee Myers

41. A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see

42. “The three ‘C’s’ of leadership are consideration, caring, and courtesy. Be polite to everyone.” Brian Tracy

43. A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position. —John Maxwell

44. “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

45. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple

46. “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.” Bill Bradley

47. “Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning. ” ~ Gloria Steinem

48. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” —Albert Einstein

49. A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men. —Stephen King

50. “The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

51. To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn’t know where he is going

52. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” —Henry Ford

53. “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. ” —E. Joseph Cossman, inventor and businessman

54. “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective

55. “Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be led.” Ross Perot

56. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.”

57. Eleanor Roosevelt; The mediocre teacher tells

58. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

59. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” - Theodore Roosevelt

60. “Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about

61. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?”

62. “People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together.” ~ Michelle Obama

63. “Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”~ Harold Geneen

64. The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been

65. “It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” - Bill Gates

66. “Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.”

67. “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.”

68. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ” ~ Aristotle

69. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” Eleanor Roosevelt

70. “What you do has a far greater impact than what you say.” - Stephen Covey

71. The supreme quality of leadership is integrity. –Dwight Eisenhower

72. “A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.” ~ M.D. Arnold

73. Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results

74. “Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.”

75. Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths

76. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ” —Muriel Strode, poet 

77. “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin

78.  "Leadership is an action, not a position. ” - Donald McGannon

79. “Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. ”

80. “A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together. ” —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German poet, playwright, and novelist

81. “Knowing what must be done does away with fear.” - Rosa Parks

82. “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” —Napoleon Hill

83. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. —John Maxwell

84. You don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership. –Dwight Eisenhower

85. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams

86. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” —John C. Maxwell

87. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right

88. “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”

89. “When eagles are silent, parrots begin to chatter.” Winston Churchill

90.  Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts. —Erskine Bowles

91. I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be. —Warren Bennis

92. “A leader should be able to foresee crisis situations and be proactive” ~ Invajy

93. The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on. —Walter Lippman

94. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another. ” – John C Maxwell

95. The leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist

96.  “Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. ” - Tom Peters

97. “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” ~ Harvey S. Firestone

98.  Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. —Bill Bradley

99. “You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.” ~ Henry Ford

100. “Look over your shoulder now and then to be sure someone’s following you.” ~ Henry Gilmer

101. “Leadership is a choice, not a position.”

102. “The best leaders bring out the best in others. ”

103. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” - John F. Kennedy

104. “Doing what is right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what is right.”~ Lyndon B. Johnson

105. “They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ” ~ Andy Warhol

106. “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. ” –John C. Maxwell

107. A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be. —Rosalynn Carter

108. Leaders live by choice, not by accident

109. Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence

110. “If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” ~ Woodrow Wilson

111. A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader

112. “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

113. “Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.”

114. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. ” –John Quincy Adams

115.  No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it

116. “He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” ~ Aristotle

117. The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. —Kenneth Blanchard

118. I must follow the people. Am I not their leader? —Benjamin Disraeli

119. “The price of greatness is responsibility.”

120. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” John F. Kennedy

121. To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less

122. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. — General George Patton

123. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” - Warren Buffett

124.  "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about others. - Jack Welch

125. To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way

126. “As a leader, it’s a major responsibility on your shoulders to practice the behavior you want others to follow.”

127. Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand

128. “Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character.

129. “Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

130. Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other

131. “A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.” M.D. Arnold

132. “Leading by example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means. ” – Albert Einstein

133. “Leaders are innovative, entrepreneurial, and future-oriented. They focus on getting the job done.” Brian Tracy

134. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

135. I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion

136. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.” ~ John Maxwell

137. “A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together. “Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

138. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

139. “The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. ” —Warren Bennis, American scholar, organizational consultant, and author

140. “He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.”

141. “If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.” Jim Rohn

142. “A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.” ~ Polybius

143. “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.” —Dalai Lama

144.  A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week

145. “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

146. Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. —Jack Welch

147. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.” Father Theodore M. Hesburgh

148. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

149. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

150. “You manage things; you lead people.”

151. “Of all the things I’ve done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.” - Walt Disney

152. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” – Gen. George S. Patton

153. “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” - Alexander the Great

154. “Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge

155. “You don’t have to hold a position to be a leader.” - Henry Ford

156. “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. ” —Warren Buffett, investor

157. “A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.” John Maxwell

158. “The greatest leaders build organizations that in the end, don’t need them.”

159. “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. ” —Margaret Fuller, American journalist and editor

160. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ” —Thomas A. Edison, American inventor

161. “If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.” ~ Jim Rohn

162. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. ” —Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister

163. “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” ~ John Maxwell

164. “Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”

165. “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

166. “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

167. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” ~ Peter Drucker

168.  “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus. ” - Martin Luther King

169. “Leaders walk a fine line between self-confidence and humility. ” —Stanley McChrystal, retired United States Army General

170. “Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent of how I react to it.”

171. Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. —Peter Drucker

172. 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

173. “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

174. “People respond well to those that are sure of what they want. ” —Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue

175. Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership. · 2. Be a yardstick of quality. · 3. Whether you think 

176. “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut

177. “There is little success where there is little laughter. ” ~ Andrew Carnegie

178. The leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. —Eric Hoffer

179. “You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That’s assault, not leadership.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower

180. “I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody.” Herbert Bayard Swope

181. “The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas. ” ~ Linus Pauling

182. If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader

183.  “Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led. ” - Stephen Covey

184. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another. ” ~ John C. Maxwell

185. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. ”

186. “Leadership is the capacity to transform vision into reality.” Warren G. Bennis

187. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you

188. · 1. “A leader is best when people barely 

189. “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better. ” ~ Steve Jobs

190. “What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” Stephen Covey

191. “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men

192.  Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck

193. “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked;

194. “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you

195. “Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.” ~ Douglas MacArthur

196. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. ” —John Quincy Adams, former U. S. President 

197. “If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done."

198. “Who you are surrounded by often determines who you become. ” 

199. Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work

200. What you do has far greater impact than what you say. —Stephen Covey

201. “Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you’ll never sit.” ~ Jennifer Granholm

202.  To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way

203. “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” ~ Ralph Nader

204. “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist, poet and philosopher

205. “The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.” Ken Blanchard

206. “Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.” Brian Tracy

207. “Leadership is a choice, not a position.” —Stephen Covey

208. Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory

209. “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better.”

210.  “Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others. ” - Robert Louis Stevenson

211. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ” –Bill Gates

212. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

213. “Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.”

214. “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.” Brian Tracy

215. “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” George Patton

216. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. ” —Stephen R. Covey, American educator

217. “The price of greatness is responsibility.” ~ Winston Churchill

218. “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” - Max Lucado

219. “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. ” ~ Dalai Lama

220.  Never give an order that can't be obeyed. —General Douglas MacArthur

221. “It’s not about you. It’s about them.”

222. “The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on.”

223. Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others

224. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” – Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft

225. “Be the change you want to see. ” – Mahatma Gandhi

226. “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

227. “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” Stephen Covey

228. “When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt. ” ~ Henry J. Kaiser

229. “If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself and the organization gets pulled up with you.” - Indra Nooyi

230. “If you want to become a stronger leader, you must be willing to step up, show up, and put in the time!” 

231. “Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” ~ Harold S.Geneen

232.  Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better

233. “If you really want to grow as an entrepreneur, you’ve got to learn to delegate.” Richard Branson

234. “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” ~ Bill Gates

235. “No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.” Andrew Carnegie

236.  “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ” - William Arthur Ward

237. “A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men. ” —Stephen King, author

238. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” Bill Gates

239. “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” ~ George S. Patton

240. “Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” ~ Seth Godin

241. “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

242. “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

243. “I don’t want yes-men around me. I want everyone to tell the truth, even if it costs them their jobs. ” ~ Samuel Goldwyn

244. “It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.”

245. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” ~ Dale Carnegie

246. “A leader is a dealer in hope.” Napoleon

247. “Show me the man you honor and I will know what kind of man you are.” Thomas John Carlisle

248. One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. —Arnold Glasow

249. “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” Peter F. Drucker

250. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way

251. “Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.” Brian Tracy

252. “What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” — Stephen Covey, author, businessman and speaker

253. “I’m a maniacal perfectionist. And if I weren’t, I wouldn’t have this company. ”

254. “I’m all for ambition and stretch goals. I set them for myself.

255. “One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” Arnold Glasow

256. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that count."

257. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” — William Arthur Ward

258.  Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing

259. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

260. “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” ~ Henry Ford

261. ”Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. ” Harry S. Truman

262. “Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.” Jessica Jackley

263. Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. —Publilius Syrus

264. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Peter F. Drucker

265. “Whatever you are, be a good one.”

266. “Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.” ~ John Zenger

267. “Leadership Is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people” ~ Brian Tracy

268. “A good leader must hate the wrong thing more than they hate the pain of doing the right thing. ” —Angela Jiang, product manager

269. “No man is good enough to govern another man

270. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

271.  Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out

272. “Do or do not, there is no try. ” – Yoda (from Star Wars)

273. “Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.” Robert Louis Stevenson

274. “Leadership can’t be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed,

275. “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” Carl Jung

276. Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it

277. “Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.” General Colin Powell

278.  Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected

279. “The growth and development of people is the

280. “People respond well to those that are sure of what they want. ” –Anna Wintour

281. When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out. —Napoleon Bonaparte

282. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. —John Quincy Adams

283. “When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

284. “Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.” ~ Bo Bennett

285. “If you’re not making some notable mistakes along the way, you’re certainly not taking enough business and career chances

286. “A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”

287. “He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious."

288. Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.   —Warren Bennis

289. “A leader is a dealer in hope.” ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

290. To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. —Friedrich Nietzsche

291. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together

292. “What we do today will echo in eternity. ”

293.  “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

294. “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” —George Patton

295. “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” Max Lucado

296. “A leader should be visionary and have more foresight than an employee.” ~ Jack Ma

297. “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” – Arnold Glasow, humorist and author

298. “A leader is someone who holds herself or himself accountable for finding the potential in people and processes.” ~ Brene Brown

299. “Power isn’t control at all – power is strength, and giving that strength

300. A leader is a dealer in hope. —Napoleon Bonaparte

301. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. ” —John Maxwell, author, speaker, and pastor

302. “Education is the mother of leadership. ” —Wendell Willkie, lawyer

303. “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.” ~ Andrew Carnegie

304. He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. —Aristotle

305. “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

306. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”

307. You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader

308. “Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness

309. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” General Dwight Eisenhower

310.  “The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. ” - Seth Godin

311. “To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn’t know where he is going.”

312. “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.”

313. “A leader never stands still. ”

314. “Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. ” —Dianne Feinstein, Senior United States Senator

315. “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. ” ~ Colin Powell

316. “A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.” - Joe DiMaggio

317. “As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think. ” —Toni Morrison, author

318. “A leader is a dealer in hope. ” —Napoleon Bonaparte, French military leader and emperor

319.  The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them

320. “True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but

321. “If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself and the organization gets pulled up with you.” ~ Indra Nooyi

322.  Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems. —Brian Tracy

323. “Always do right. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” – Mark Twain, author

324. “A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.” ~ Joel Barker

325. “Entrepreneurial leadership requires the ability to move quickly when opportunity presents itself.” Brian Tracy

326. “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: which is: Try to please everybody.”

327. Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. —Donald Rumsfeld

328. “Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.”

329. “One person with commitment accomplishes more than

330. “Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.”

331. If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. —Maya Angelou

332. “Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.”

333. “We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw 

334. I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. —Ralph Nader

335. The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision. —Ken Blanchard

336. ” –John Quincy Adams. Related: Everything 

337. “You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.” Ken Kesey

338.  "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

339.  “Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. ” - George Patton

340. “Leadership is not a position, it’s an action. ”

341. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

342. “Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success;

343.  There are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage

344. . . “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there 

345. “Nothing will work unless you do.” —Maya Angelou

346. “As a leader, you should always start with where people are before you try to take them where you want them to go.” Jim Rohn

347. “If you don’t believe in yourself, why is anyone else going to believe in you.” - Tom Brady

348. “The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough. ”

349. “A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.” ~ Zig Ziglar

350. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

351. “Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader.”

352. Leadership is not just about giving energy, it’s unleashing other people’s energy

353. “I think that my leadership style is to get people to

354. “Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.” ~ Richard Branson

355.  A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new

356. “Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” ~ Michelle Obama

357. “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”

358. “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” ~ Margaret Fuller

359. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again,

360. “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” ~ Ray Kroc

361. Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy

362. Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. —Stephen Covey

363.  Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. —John C. Maxwell

364. “Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” Publilius Syrus

365. “Management is doing the right thing; leadership is doing the right things.” ~ Peter F. Drucker

366. No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. —Andrew Carnegie

367. “Integrity, insight, and inclusiveness are the three essential qualities of leadership.” ~ Sadhguru

368. “You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results."

369. A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. —Polybius

370. “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” —Arnold H. Glasow

371. Where there is no vision, the people perish. —Proverbs 29:18

372. “Leaders set high standards. refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.” Brian Tracy

373.  “If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it. ” - Jack Weatherford

374. A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men

375. “In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” Max De Pree

376. 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 DePree

377. “You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.”

378. A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible

379.  Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. —Jesse Jackson

380. “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” ~ Michael Jordan

381. “Leaders don’t force people to follow – they invite them on a journey. ” —Charles S. Lauer, author and businessman

382. “Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.” ~ Pete Hoekstra

383. “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.”

384. “I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I sure can pick smart colleagues. ” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

385. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —Theodore Roosevelt

386. “Don’t follow the crowd. Let the crowd follow you.” ~ Margaret Thatcher

387. “Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down.”

388.  “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. ” - Ralph Nader

389. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

390. “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.”

391. To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way. —Pat Riley

392. “Leaders must be dreamers with their eyes wide open. – Harry S Truman

393. As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others

394. “People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.”

395. “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” Albert Schweitzer

396. “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.” ~ Brian Tracy

397. A tyrant is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader

398. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. ” —Peter F. Drucker, author and educator

399. The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision

400. “In teamwork, silence isn’t golden. It’s deadly.” ~ Mark Sanborn

401. “Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.” ~ James Humes

402. “A leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding the potential in people and processes. ” –Brené Brown

403. “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on. ” ~ Sheryl Sandberg

404. “Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work."

405. Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing

406. Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream

407. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. ” ~ Christopher Columbus

408. People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. —John Maxwell

409. “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

410. “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

411. “Leadership is an action, not a position.” Donald McGannon

412. “Leading people is like cooking. Don’t stir too much. It annoys the

413. “Success is an exception, so be exceptional. ”

414. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”

415. “Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse."

416. “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” ~ Max Lucado

417. “Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem

418. “The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”  – Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State

419. “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”  ~ John C. Maxwell

420. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

421. “I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong. ” ~ Benjamin Franklin

422. “The true test of leadership is how well you function in a crisis.” Brian Tracy

423. Do or do not. There is no try

424. “The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. ” —Faye Wattleton, American reproductive rights activist

425. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” ~ Steve Jobs

426. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” - Amelia Earhart

427. “A leader is a dealer in hope. ” —Napoleon Bonaparte, French military and political leader

428. “Leadership is a choice, not a position.” ~ Stephen Covey

429. “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

430. “Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.”

431. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience

432. “Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?” Brain Tracy

433. “Remember, feedback is meant to address the problem, not the person.”

434. Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want

435. “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” John Maxwell

436. “The test of leadership is, is anything or anyone better because of you?” —Mark Sanborn, author, professional speaker, and entrepreneur

437. “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else

438. A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward. —Ovid

439. “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” John Maxwell

440. “It takes courage to lead change". – John F Kennedy

441. “What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” —Bob Dylan

442. “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

443. “When eagles are silent, parrots begin to chatter.”

444. “Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” Jaachynma N.E. Agu

445. “When people talk, listen completely.”

446. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. ” —Martin Luther King Jr. , civil rights activist

447. “The supreme quality of leadership is integrity. ” –Dwight D. Eisenhower

448. “Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way” Ronald Reagan

449. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” William Falkner

450. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. ” ~ John C. Maxwell

451. “You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. ” – William J. Clinton

452.  If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced

453. You don’t need a title to be a leader. –Multiple Attributions

454. “A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.” J.P. Morgan

455. “I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist

456. “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles, but today it means getting along with people. ” ~ Mohandas Gandhi

457. A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. –George Patton

458. “Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.”

459. “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”

460. So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. —Peter Drucker

461. The supreme quality of leadership is integrity

462. “Leaders don't inflict pain, they share pain.”

463. “All leaders are readers. ” —Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur

464. “Great leaders delegate and nurture future leaders.” ~ Invajy

465. “Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes. ” —Margaret Wheatley, writer, teacher, and speaker

466. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ”

467. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” —George Addair

468. “To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership,

469. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

470. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” Rosalynn Carter

471. “Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.” ~ Brian Tracy

472. “The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have. ” —Padmasree Warrior, CEO & founder of Fable

473. “Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence, and inspiration.” ~ Robin S. Sharma

474. “If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. ” ~ George S. Patton

475.  "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams

476. “It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.” George Washington

477. “Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan. John F. Kennedy

478. “Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

479.  Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. —Tom Peters

480.  “Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing. ” - Peter F. Drucker

481.  No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. —Abraham Lincoln

482. “Lead from the front, follow from behind. ”

483. “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. ” ~ John C. Maxwell

484. “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

485. “Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.” ~ Brian Tracy

486. “A leader is a dealer in hope.” – Napoleon Bonaparte, military leader

487. Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems

488.  “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better. ” - Steve Jobs

489. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein

490. “He who has great power should use it lightly.”

491. “Do or do not. There is no try.” —Yoda

492. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

493. “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” ~ Jack Welch

494. “One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” ~ Arnold Glasow

495. “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.”

496. · A leader should be visionary and have more foresight than an employee. · Great leaders do not desire to lead but to 

497. They reflect a lifetime of successes and failures that have 

498. “The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven. ” ~ Knute Rockne

499. “Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.” - Mike Krzyzewski

500. “The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.” Oprah Winfrey

501. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. ” ~ Joshua J. Marine

502. “In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up and goes.” – John Erskine, author

503. “Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.” ~ Warren Bennis

504. “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ” ~ Jimmy Dean

505. “Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.” Pete Hoekstra

506. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. ” ~ Vince Lombardi

507. “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” Jack Welch

508. “Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.” Diogenes of Sinope

509. The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. —Tony Blair

510. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. ” ~ Albert Einstein

511.  “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. ” - John Quincy Adams

512. The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes

513. “Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead.”

514.  Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs

515. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another.” John C. Maxwell

516. “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” Ralph Nader

517.  The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership

518.  Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right

519. “The key to success is action.” Brian Tracy

520. “I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.” Robert E. Lee

521. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say ’Thank You. ’ In between, the leader is a servant

522.  “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. ” - John F. Kennedy

523. “It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.” Adlai E. Stevenson II

524.  Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value

525. Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be led. —Ross Perot

526.  A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men

527. “Successful leadership requires you to have a positive attitude and to stay focused on the goal. ” – Brian Tracy

528. “Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.” James Freeman Clark

529. “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” ~ Kenneth Blanchard

530. “The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.” – Albert Einstein, physicist

531.  The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves

532. “Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live. ”

533. He who has learned how to obey will know how to command. —Solon

534. “The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.”

535. “You manage things; you lead people.” ~ Grace Murray Hopper

536. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes

537.  Don’t find fault, find a remedy

538. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – President Abraham Lincoln

539. “Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. ” —Mary D. Poole, author

540. — Aristotle · No man will make a great leader who 

541. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ” —Helen Keller, author, activist, and lecturer

542.  "Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing. - Tom Peters

543. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” - John Maxwell

544. Whatever you are, be a good one. —Abraham Lincoln

545. “Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you. ”

546. “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”  - Peter Drucker

547.  “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. ” - Jack Welch

548. A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can’t

549. “I never saw myself as an individual who had

550. “Taking responsibility of failure and giving credit of success to others is biggest quality of leaders.” ~ Invajy

551. “Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved,

552. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” Rosalynn Carter

553. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. —Margaret Mead

554. “The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.” Brandon Sanderson

555. “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of

556. Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day

557. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” - Madeleine Albright

558. He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander

559. “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.” ~ Bill Bradley

560. “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” ~ Sheryl Sanberg

561. “Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart. ” ~ Ancient Indian Proverb

562. “There is a difference between listening and

563. “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

564. “Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

565. “Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. ”

566. “Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy.” – U.S. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

567. “The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in

568. “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” —Henry Ford

569. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

570. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” - Peter F. Drucker

571. You don’t need a title to be a leader

572. “Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men–the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx

573. “I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.”

574. “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others." - Jack Welch

575. “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” —Steve Jobs

576. “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”

577. “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. ” —Malala Yousafzai, activist

578. “I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody. ” ~ Herbert Bayard Swope

579. “Teamwork makes the dream work. ”

580. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” John C. Maxwell

581. “Leadership distilled down to 3 words: Make a difference. ” —Robin Sharma, Canadian writer

582. “Leadership is not just about giving energy… it’s unleashing other people’s energy. ” —Paul Polman, Dutch businessman

583. “Leaders think and talk about the solutions.

584. “Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people.” Brian Tracy

585. “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence. ” – Sheryl Sandberg

586. The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground. —Sir Winston Churchill

587.  "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. - William Arthur Ward

588. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. ”

589. “I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?”

590. I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples

591. “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

592.  Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand

593. No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. - Andrew Carnegie

594. A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example

595. “True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that

596. “He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.” - Niccolò Machiavelli

597. “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. ” ~ Jamie Paolinetti

598. “I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered

599. “Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.” ~ Diogenes of Sinope

600. One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency

601. “You can be a leader in your workplace, your neighborhood, or your family, all without having a title. ” —Travis Bradberry, author

602. A leader is a dealer in hope

603. The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. —Harvey Firestone

604.  "The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. - Seth Godin

605. “A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” Brian Tracy

606. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” - Dale Carnegie

607. “No guts, no story.” Chris Brady

608. “A leader is admired, a boss is feared.” ~ Vicente Del Bosque

609. “The best way to predict the future is to create it. ” ~ Peter Drucker

610. “Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

611. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” - Steve Jobs

612. “A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.” M.D. Arnold

613. “As we look ahead into the next century,

614.  Earn your leadership every day

615. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

616. “A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” ~ John Maxwell

617.  Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. —General Dwight Eisenhower

618. “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

619. “Do not be afraid to make decisions. Do not be afraid to make mistakes. ”

620. “If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.” Harvey Mackay

621. “You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that’s assault, not leadership.”

622. “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” ~ Woody Allen

623. “He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.”

624. Earn your leadership every day. –Michael Jordan

625. “The function of leadership is to produce

626. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” —Henry Ford

627. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. ” –Martin Luther King, Jr

628. “Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems. ” –Brian Tracy

629. “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” ~ Warren Bennis

630. You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case. —Ken Kesey

631. A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position

632. “You don’t need a title to be a leader. ” —Unknown

633.  “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. ” - Steve Jobs

634. “Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.” Tom Peters

635. “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” Bill George

636.  I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do

637.  “You don't need a title to be a leader. ” - Mark Sanborn

638. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”  - John Quincy Adams

639. More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together

640.  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

641. “The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority. ” - Kenneth H. Blanchard

642. “If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.” Tom Rath

643. “To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

644. · “Leadership is a combination 

645. “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

646. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. ” ~ Beverly Sills

647. “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence, and making sure that impact lasts in your absence. ”

648. You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case

649. “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

650.  “Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead. ” - Pete Hoekstra

651. Leadership is an action, not a position

652.  One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency

653. “What you do has far greater impact than what you say.”

654. Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position. —Brian Tracy

655. There are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage. —Fuchan Yuan

656. “If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. ”

657. My responsibility is getting all my players playing for the name on the front of the jersey, not the one on the back. –Unknown

658.  Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise. —Woodrow Wilson

659. “The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.” - Henry Kissinger

660. “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” —Ray Kroc

661. “People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together. ” –Michelle Obama

662. “You manage things; you lead people.” – Grace Murray Hopper, U.S. Navy rear admiral

663. “You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go.

664. “The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders

665. “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. ” ~ Albert Schweitzer

666. “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Warren Bennis

667. “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

668. “Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.”

669. “A leader takes people where they would never go on their own.” Hans Finzel

670. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” ~ John F. Kennedy

671. “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” ~ Ralph Nader

672. “Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.” – Oscar Wilde, writer and poet

673. “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

674. “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” John C. Maxwell

675. “None of us is as smart as all of us. ”

676. “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” Nancy D. Solomon

677. Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway. —Eleanor Roosevelt

678.  Leadership is influence. —John C. Maxwell

679.  Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant

680.  Control your own destiny or someone else will

681. The only safe ship in a storm is leadership

682. “Think little goals and expect little achievements. Thing big goals and win big success.” —David Joseph Schwartz

683. “Don’t find fault, find a remedy. ” ~ Henry Ford

684. “The effective leader recognizes that they are more dependent on their people than they are on them. Walk softly.” Brian Tracy

685.  "Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do, and let them surprise you with their results. - George Patton

686. “Earn your leadership every day.” Michael Jordan

687. “In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”

688. 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. · 2. Where 

689. “A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he

690. “Hire character. Train skill. ” —Peter Schutz, former president and CEO of Porsche

691. “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must

692. “When people talk, listen completely.” ~ Ernest Hemingway

693. Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts

694. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.“

695. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground”.

696. “Knowing your value, speaking up, and not flying under the radar—this is what fearless leadership is about.” 

697.  There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it

698. Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. —General George Patton

699. “Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.” ~ Max Depree

700. Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control

701. Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position

702. “Stay connected to feel empathy, compassion, and understanding for yourself and others.” Vanessa Tucker

703. “The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people” Brian Tracy

704. “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

705.  “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. ” - Jack Welch

706. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”

707. “Either you run the day, or the day runs you. ” ~ Jim Rohn

708. 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

709. “To add value to others, one must first value others.” ~ John Maxwell

710. “Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” ~ Margaret Thatcher

711. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”

712. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”

713. “Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.” Brian Tracy

714. A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd

715. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

716. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

717. “Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.” Patrick Lencioni

718. “Earn your leadership every day.”

719. A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus

720. “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.” John C. Maxwell

721.  I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples

722. “Earn your leadership every day.” – Michael Jordan, former NBA basketball player

723. “Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness,

724. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” —Les Brown

725.  “The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority. ” - Kenneth H. Blanchard

726.  "Anyone, anywhere can make a positive difference. - Mark Sanborn

727. “You are never too small to make a difference. ” —Greta Thunberg, environmental activist

728.  Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent of how I react to it

729. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William Arthur Ward

730. “Emotional intelligence is the ability to use emotion to increase your own and others’ success. ”

731.  Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. —Norman Schwarzkopf

732. “The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” ~ Tony Blair

733. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand

734. Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow

735. “Practice Golden Rule Management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed.” Brian Tracy

736. A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit. —John Maxwell

737. “We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children. ” —Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat

738. “A year from now you will wish you had started today. ” —Karen Lamb, author

739. “The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.”

740. “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

741. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut

742. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William Arthur Ward.

743. “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not. Oprah Winfrey

744.  To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult

745. “If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally

746. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

747. “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it. ” ~ Chinese Proverb

748. “You manage things; you lead people. “

749. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.” ~ Theodore M. Hesburgh

750. “Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.” Reed Markham

751. “Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.” - Dianne Feinstein

752. In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. —Thomas Jefferson

753. “Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in

754. Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. —John Zenger

755. “Never give an order that can’t be obeyed.”

756. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” - Abraham Lincoln

757. “The outward expression of empathy is courtesy.” Stewart Butterfield

758. “A competent leader can get efficient service from poor

759.  Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others

760. “People respond well to those that are sure of what they want. ”

761. “The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” Tony Blair

762. “We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” Whoopi Goldberg

763. “I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than

764. “Great leaders do not desire to lead but to serve.” ~ Myles Munroe

765. “Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better. ” —Bill Bradley, American politician and former professional basketball player

766. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. ” —Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady

767. “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

768. “To have long-term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.” Pat Riley

769. “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.” ~ Peter F. Drucker

770. “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill

771. “You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. ” ~ Doug Floyd

772. “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” ~ Bill Gates

773. You manage things; you lead people. —Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper

774. “Sometimes leadership is planting trees under

775. “The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have. ”

776. “A leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding the potential in people and processes.”

777. “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

778. “A leader is a dealer in hope.”

779. A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. —Max Lucado

780. “Some people want it to happen; some wish it would happen; others make it happen.” - Michael Jordan

781. “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you. ”

782.  "Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing. - Peter F. Drucker

783. “Trust, respect, inspire. ”

784. “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” – President Theodore Roosevelt

785.  Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership

786. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you’ll be criticized anyway. ”

787. “Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership

788. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

789. “Leadership isn't about a title or a designation, it's about impact, influence, and inspiration. – Robin Sharma

790. “Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent of how I react to it. ” ~ Charles Swindoll

791. “Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. ” – Tom Peters

792. “Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are

793. “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” George Patton

794. “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. ” —Max Lucado, author and pastor

795.  Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things

796. “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself,

797. “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. ” ~ Albert Einstein

798. “Success starts with you. ”

799. “Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.”

800. “Of all the things I’ve done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.”

801.  To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart

802. “Good leaders think about the next generation and create legacies that last. ” - Simon Sinek

803. “A leader is a dealer in hope. ” ~ Napoleon

804.  “You are never too small to make a difference. ”

805. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?” —Ayn Rand, author

806. Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better

807. I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody. —Herbert Swope

808. “The key responsibility of leadership is to think about the future. No one else can do it for you.” Brian Tracy

809. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~ Winston Churchill

810. Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them

811. “If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. ” —Thomas Aquinas, Italian philosopher

812. “A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.”

813. “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. ” ~ Van Gogh

814. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ” ~ William Arthur Ward

815. “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” Albert Schweitzer

816. “Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

817. Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it

818. “The best is he who calls men to the best. And those who heed the call are also blessed. But worthless who call not, heed not, but rest.” - Hesiod

819.  If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader

820. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” 

821. “If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants.”

822.  Education is the mother of leadership. —Wendell Willkie

823. “There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ” ~ Aristotle

824. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln

825. “Leadership is an action, not a position. ” —Donald McGannon, broadcasting executive 

826. “When you delegate work to a member of the team, your job is to clearly frame success and describe the objectives.” Steven Sinofsky

827. “The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.” ~ Winston Churchill

828. “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” ~ Arnold H. Glasow

829. “A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.” Simon Sinek

830. “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and

831. “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

832. “Respect is the key determinant of high-performance leadership. how much people respect you determines how well they perform.” Brian Tracy

833. “If you really want the key to success, start by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing.” Brad Szollose

834. He who has great power should use it lightly. —Seneca

835. “You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.”

836. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – President John Quincy Adams

837. “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” Ralph Nader

838. “The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the

839. “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” George Patton

840. “A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.”

841.  Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear

842. “Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

843. Leaders don’t force people to follow – they invite them on a journey

844. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together. —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

845. “Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.”

846. “Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives. ”

847. “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

848. “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

849. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another.” John C. Maxwell

850. “No one is going to make you a leader. Take the reins, create your own opportunity, and build the career that you deserve.” Devin Bramhall

851. “Earn your leadership every day.” Michael Jordan

852. “Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough

853. “A leader is a dealer in hope.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

854. “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” ~ Alexander The Great

855. The test of leadership is, is anything or anyone better because of you?

856. “Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

857. “The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.”

858.  Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. —John F. Kennedy

859. “The best way to leapfrog in your career is to get advice from someone who’s done what you’re trying to accomplish. It helps clear all the doubt.”

860. “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” Steve Jobs

861. “Leaders create leaders. ”

862. “To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

863. “To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.” ~ Andre Malraux

864. Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. —Chinese Proverb

865. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

866. “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” ~ Edith Wharton

867. “Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” ~ Publilius Syrus

868. “The future is built on belief. ”

869. “When you delegate tasks, you create followers. When you delegate authority, you create leaders.” Craig Groeschel

870. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

871. We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity. —Marco Rubio

872. “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 

873.  Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar

874. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” —Mother Teresa

875. To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. —Andre Malraux

876. “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 DePree

877. “Earn your leadership every day.” ~ Michael Jordan

878. “If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. ” —Maya Angelou, civil rights activist and poet

879. “The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision."

880. “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”~ John Buchan

881. “You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.” – Sam Rayburn, former speaker of the House

882. “What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” ~ Stephen Covey

883. Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes

884. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially

885. “The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. ” —Tony Blair, British politician

886. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.”

887. “Leadership is an action, not a position. ” - Donald McGannon

888. As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. —Bill Gates

889. “Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people.

890. “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes."

891. “All organizations are perfectly designed to get the results they are now getting.

892. “Leadership isn’t about being the loudest, it’s about making your voice heard. ”

893. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi

894. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. ” – John C Maxwell

895. Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity

896. “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

897. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

898. Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavours

899. “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

900.  Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears