Teaching that impacts is not head to head, but heart to heart.
Howard G. HendricksRead
The measure of you as a leader is not what you do, but what others do because of what you do.
Interpretation
A leader's impact is best measured by the actions and growth of their followers.
This quote emphasizes that true leadership is not merely about personal achievements or actions, but rather the influence and inspiration a leader has on others. A leader's effectiveness is shown through how they empower those they lead to take initiative and perform at their best.
In practice
In a corporate meeting discussing team dynamics.
Teaching that impacts is not head to head, but heart to heart.
When God measures a man he puts the tape around the heart, not the head.
That's the way to come to the Word of God. Read it as though it were His love letter to you.
My great concern for you in life is not that you will fail, but that you will succeed in doing the wrong things.
A good leader has a compass in their head and a magnet in their heart.
In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions.
The ultimate test of practical leadership is the realization of intended, real change that meets people's enduring needs.
We cannot enter into alliance with neighbouring princes until we are acquainted with their designs. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country - its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps. We shall be unable to turn natural advantages to account unless we make use of local guides.
I go to the chair of government with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.
We're not a fragile people. We're not a frightful people. Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore order as long as we do things his way. We don't look to be ruled.
Systems, coaches, and directors or club presidents do not win games - players do, they are the only people who can make a significant difference once that game starts.
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