Quotes on Leadership

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 only real valuable thing is intuition.

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

When trust is high, the dividend you receive is like a performance multiplier, elevating and improving every dimension of your organization and your life.... In a company, high trust materially improves communication, collaboration, execution, innovation, strategy, engagement, partnering, and relationships with all stakeholders.

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. _x000D_ _x000D_ Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.

I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.

Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folkways and superstition, and of cooperation for force. It means the substitution of responsibility for obedience to rank, and of authority of performance for the authority of rank.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

The Washington leadership has put aside non-proliferation programmes and devoted its energies and resources to driving the country to war by extraordinary deceit, then trying to manage the catastrophe it created in Iraq.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids.

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.

I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.

Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date.

One of the topics I'm most passionate about is servant leadership - the greatest leaders recognize that they're here to serve, not to be served.