Quotes about Leadership
Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.
— Frank Herbert
If you own a butcher shop, don't hire vegetarians. To hire the right people, you have to let the wrong people go.
— Robert Kiyosaki
Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life.
— John Maxwell
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.
— Max De Pree
Times of calamity and distress have always been producers of the greatest men. The hardest steel is produced from the hottest fire; the brightest star shreds the darkest night.
— Andy Andrews
The effective leader recognizes that she is more dependent on her people than they are on her. Walk softly.
— Brian Tracy
People naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves.
— John Maxwell
If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win people over. Do that and you will never be a lonely leader.
— John Maxwell
Our chief want in life, is, someone who shall make us do what we can. This is the service of a friend. With him we are easily great.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leadership is the ability to recognize the special abilities and limitations of others, combined with the capacity to fit each one into the job where he will do his best.
— J. Oswald Sanders
In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.
— Seth Godin
Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.
— Seth Godin