Quotes on Great Leader

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

In times of change, learners inherit the earth

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

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The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest.

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.

Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.

We go into rural communities and all we do, like has been done in this room, is create the space. When these girls sit, you unlock intelligence, you unlock passion, you unlock commitment, you unlock focus, you unlock great leaders.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.