Quotes about Responsibility
People need to know that you have high expectations of them.
— John Maxwell
If you think someone or something other than yourself is responsible for your success or happiness, then you will be neither happy nor successful.
— John Maxwell
Author Kenneth Blanchard says, "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results." That's what leaders do. They commit and follow through.
— John Maxwell
When leaders learn and live good values, they make themselves more valuable and lift the value of other people. That is the foundation of positive leadership.
— John Maxwell
Inspiring communicators always expect a lot from their listeners.
— John Maxwell
Only secure leaders exhibit servanthood.
— John Maxwell
Good actions represent the dividing line between words and results.
— John Maxwell
Most people's natural inclination is to judge themselves according to their best qualities while they measure others by their worst. As a result, they point to areas where their teammates need to grow. But the truth is that every person is responsible for his own growth first.
— John Maxwell
Leading with a lack of integrity is choosing to fail before taking your first step."
— John Maxwell
For a team to succeed, responsibility must go down deep into the organization, down to the roots. Getting that to happen requires a leader who will delegate responsibility and authority to the team. Stephen Covey remarked, "People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work, because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses." Good leaders seldom restrict their teams; they release them."
— John Maxwell
Remember that the best leader should be responsible for hiring other leaders.
— John Maxwell
Leaders have to grow into their roles, and if the role becomes more demanding, the leader has to keep growing. Leadership is never a right. It's a privilege and a responsibility. But it's one that is open to anyone who's willing to work hard enough to get it.
— John Maxwell