Quotes on Leader

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

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.

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

The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. God loves us, not because of what we do or accomplish, but because God has created and redeemed us in love.

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

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

How subservient to Jesus, or to a humane God Almighty, were the leaders of this country back in the 1840's, when Marx said such a supposedly evil thing about religion? They had made it perfectly legal to own human slaves, and weren't going to led women vote or hold public office, God forbid, for another eighty year.

Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a leader to phrase messages in a language the audience can understand.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

The proudest moment for [a teacher of leaders] is seeing not what students learn but what they do.

Leaders must understand that some people will inevitably sell out to the evil side. Don't waste your time wondering why; spend your time discovering who.

Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.' But showing leadership skill is how you get the bigger job in the first place. Leadership isn't a position, it's a process.

Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma.

The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders...tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.

Your organization will take on the personality of its top leaders

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.

One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

No one intends to make serious mistakes. They come when you compromise your standards to be more accepted by others. You be the strong one. You be the leader. Choose good friends and resist peer pressure together.

Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it should be fun.

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.