Leadership Quotes - Page 62

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

When a person gets to know his Creator, and finally comes to know himself, then his leadership is born.

The nature of the leadership spirit is the inherent desire of all mankind to control and regulate both environment and circumstance.

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else.

We live our lives based on who we think we are.

You don't have to be sick to get better.

Leaders exhibit two essential characteristics, the willingness to confront adversity and a clearly articulated future preference.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

A good leader has a plan that consists of changing simple pictures. Just because a group of people has a bunch of boards, hammers, and nails does not mean that they are building a house or even anything recognizable. Sometimes leaders think they are doing their job just because there is a lot of hammering going on. As a society we like the sound of hammering, but we are uncomfortable with the sound of thinking, which is silence.

Perhaps the true mark of a leader is that she or he is willing to stand alone.

Leaders identify, articulate, and summarize concepts that motivate others. Most important, they boil concepts down to an understandable idea.

Emotions are a critical source of information for learning.

Anytime you commit sin and God deals with you, you have the opportunity to confess it. If you don't confess it, you only have one option but to cover it up.

In order to receive a pardon you must plead guilty.

Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate.

Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

Time is more valuable than money, because time is irreplaceable.

A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.

The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.

Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure.

Life can be boring unless you put some effort into it.

Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now.