Quotes about Influence
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
— John Maxwell
If you wouldn't follow yourself, why should anyone else?
— John Maxwell
You can't move people to action unless you first move them with emotion.... The heart comes before the head.
— John Maxwell
The leader's Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.
— John Maxwell
Many people view leadership the same way they view success, hoping to go as far as they can, to climb the ladder, to achieve the highest position possible for their talent. But contrary to conventional thinking, I believe the bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others. That is achieved by serving others and adding value to their lives.
— John Maxwell
People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.
— John Maxwell
Leaders who attract followers... Need to be needed leaders who develop leaders... Want to be succeeded.
— John Maxwell
To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart.
— John Maxwell
Leadership is more disposition than position—influence others from wherever you are.
— John Maxwell
When people respect you as a person, they admire you. When they respect you as a friend, they love you. When they respect you as a leader, they follow you.
— John Maxwell
The great men and women of history were not great because of what they earned and owned, but rather for what they gave their lives to accomplish.
— John Maxwell
Position is a poor substitute for influence.
— John Maxwell