Quotes about Guidance

To lead any way other than by example, we send a fuzzy picture of leadership to others. If we work on improving ourselves first and make that our primary mission, then others are more likely to follow.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

believe leadership is servanthood. It's my responsibility to make sure my people have what they need to succeed and get their work done.

The most important personal-growth phrase you will ever hear a good leader say to you is "follow me.

Your values are the soul of your leadership, and they drive your behavior.

No one can understand that mysterious thing we call influence . . . yet . . . everyone of us continually exerts influence, either to heal, to bless, to leave marks of beauty; or to wound, to hurt, to poison, to stain other lives.

Followers tell you what you want to hear. Leaders tell you what you need to hear.

The one with the plan is the one with the power. It doesn't matter in what kind of activity you're involved. Employees want to follow the business leader with a good business plan. Volunteers want to join the pastor with a good ministry plan. Children want to be with the adult who has the well-thought-out vacation plan. If you practice strategic thinking, others will listen to you and they will want to follow you. If

So much of leadership relies on good character. Trust is created through it. Talent is protected by it. Internal peace is fostered by it.

It is our business to do what's right; it's God's business to make sure everything turns out right.

John W. Gardner observed, "If I had to name a single all-purpose instrument of leadership, it would be communication.

Don't let your mandate come from the grumbling of the crowd. Get your cues from God and the mission He has given you.