Leadership Quotes - Page 59

There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new order of things..... Whenever his enemies have occasion to attack the innovator they do so with the passion of partisans, while the others defend him sluggishly so that the innovator and his party alike are vulnerable.

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

Another idea that is changing is that the leader must be one who can make quick decisions. The leader to-day is often one who thinks out his decisions very slowly.

Follow me if I advance, kill me if I retreat, avenge me if I die.

Every silver lining has a cloud.

I am not looking for perfection. I look for the best in me.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. life with ups and downs is better than a flat life or one that goes in circles. Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.

The will to win is more important then the skill to win. It is possible to achieve only what you actively pursue. Cogito, ergo sum. I think, therefore I am. Keep your head high and work hard everyday, because you'll never get that day back

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

If leadership is the act of going beyond what is ... it begins by going beyond what is within ourselves.

When you get honest with God, you can exchange the fig leaves you used to cover your sin with the righteousness of Jesus Christ.

Great leaders motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition.

Leadership is developed daily, not in a day.

Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them.

People's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness.

...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.

You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.

He's a novice, but he's had these - he's experienced in leadership in tight circumstances. He started - he dropped the first bomb, led the first air strike into North Vietnam.

Slaves do what others want. Servants do what others need.

A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understand this, the sky's the limit.

Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the price of never getting tired.

Desiring to excel is not a sin. It is motivation that determines ambition's character. Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but He did expose and condemn unworthy motivation.

There are no reluctant leaders. A real leader must really want the job. . . . If you find the need for a leader and have to coax or urge your selection, you'll be well advised to pass him over. He's not the man you need.