Leadership Quotes - Page 41

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

Big thinking precedes great achievement.

To manage one must lead. To lead, one must understand the work that he and his people are responsible for

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

We've got to make the small things unforgettable.

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

Conflict is the primary engine of creativity and innovation. People don't learn by staring into a mirror; people learn by encountering difference.

With all the power that a president has, the most important thing to bear in mind is this: You must not give power to a man unless, above everything else, he has character. Character is the most important qualification the president of the United States can have.

A good leader leads from the front. Don't get stuck in the office. Get out, meet people and listen to their stories.

People have a reservoir of talent worth discovering. They just have to be given the opportunity to discover it in themselves

Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.

Loving money at the expense of others is an abuse of power to get wealth.

While leadership depends on depth of conviction and the power coming therefrom, there must also be the ability to share that conviction with others.

Servant-leadership is more than a concept, it is a fact. Any great leader, by which I also mean an ethical leader of any group, will see herself or himself as a servant of that group and will act accordingly.

Men die the way they lived.

Success is the brand on the brow of the man who aimed too low.

As an actor, it's great to play a strong leader with a heart of gold.

Nothing speaks like results. If you want to build the kind of credibility that connects with people, then deliver results before you deliver a message. Get out and do what you advise others to do. Communicate from experience.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

Make it your business to draw out the best in others by being an exemplar yourself.

True leadership strengthens the followers. It is a process of teaching, setting an example, and empowering others. If you seek to lead, your ability will ultimately be measured in the successes of those around you.