Leader Quotes - Page 101

Making art is dealing with people on your own terms. The ideal way of using people is using them like clay, but that being out of the question, except for lunatics and leaders, art is a good alternative.

Thank you Jesus you are a stone mover. And you can move any stone away.

Tis pleasant purchasing our fellow-creatures; And all are to be sold, if you consider Their passions, and are dext'rous; some by features Are brought up, others by a warlike leader; Some by a place--as tend their years or natures; The most by ready cash--but all have prices, From crowns to kicks, according to their vices.

A coach is someone who always makes you do what you don't want to do, so you can be who you've always wanted to be.

Jesus is my forgiver, my leader, and my friend.

I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course.

More than anything else today, followers believe they are part of a system, a process that lacks heart. If there is one thing a leader can do to connect with followers at a human, or better still a spiritual level, it is to become engaged with them fully, to share experiences and emotions, and to set aside the processes of leadership we have learned by rote.

You may have noticed that society is rapidly going downhill. Inflation, lack of fuel and even war cast deep shadows over the world. And the most serious part of this is that drugs, both medical and street drugs, have disabled a majority of those who could have handled it, including the political leaders, and have even paralyzed the coming generations.

Managers assert drive and control to get things done; leaders pause to discover new ways of being and achieving .

Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.

What blame did Jesus have when He took the full blame for your sin?

Influencers refuse to leave the world they way they found it. They leave a legacy.

An effective leader allows exceptions to the rule for exceptional results or when circumstance demands.

While you, the leader, can teach many things, character is not taught easily to adults who arrive at your desk lacking it. Be cautious about taking on reclamation projects regardless of the talent they may possess. Have the courage to make character count among the qualities you seek in others.

A leader’s most powerful ally is his or her own example.

A prime function of a leader is to keep hope alive.

There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent.

Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional.

If you really want to be a successful leader, you must develop other leaders around you. You must establish a team.

Stay focused instead of getting offended or off track by others.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. Many people who approach the area of vision in leadership have it backwards. They believe that if the cause is good enough, people will automatically buy in and follow. But that's not how leadership works. People don't follow worthy causes; they follow worthy leaders with a cause they can believe in. They buy into the leader first.

You are the only person who can label what you do a failure. Failure is subjective.

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.

Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.