Leadership Quotes - Page 69

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

There is nothing more powerful as attitude.

We will all be far better spouses, parents, and leaders as we take time to grow in prayer.

the point of educating instead of blaming seems to me very important. For nothing stultifies one more than being blamed. Moreover, if the question is, who is to blame?, perhaps each will want to place the blame on someone else, or on the other hand, someone may try to shield his fellow-worker. In either case the attempt is to hide the error and if this is done the error cannot be corrected.

Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver.

I decide on the basis of conscience. A genuine leader doesn't reflect consensus, he molds consensus.

I believe that the capacity that any organization needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed.

The key to good decision making is not knowledge... It's whether our work fulfills us.

Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.

When you strip all of this down it's just about a God in Heaven who loves you very much. And created in you a heart for Him...Your heart was fashioned by Jesus and for Jesus.

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint.

Belief in oneself is a crucial quality of leadership, because 'a house divided against itself cannot stand.' A leader who fluctuates back and forth sends a very wavery signal. Like the soprano who can shatter glass by finding that high note and holding it, a leader who can hold that high note, without wavering, can shatter walls.

Success is a dangerous element in any endeavor. Embrace the struggle. Beware the achievement. For it steals your caution even as it leads you down the next unknown pathway.

To lead, one must follow.

Never tell 'em how many lettermen you've got coming back. Tell 'em how many you lost.

The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abundance is human attention.

Too many leaders act as if the sheep.. their people.. are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.

There is no record in the Bible of a weak man falling.

You cannot control sin. Sin will control you. Do not try to manage sin.

God has been preparing me for what God had prepared for me.

It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something very different.

The leader teaches more through being than through doing. The quality of one's silence conveys more than long speeches.

When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.

Failure is not a one-time event; it's how you deal with life along the way. Until you breathe your last breath, you're still in the process, and there is still time to turn things around for the better.

People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are.