Explore Quotes on Leadership

Cats do what cats do, ducks do what ducks do, and eagles do what eagles, do. If you take a duck and ask it to do an eagles' job, shame on you. As a leader, your job is to help your ducks to become better ducks and your eagles better eagles - to put individuals in the right places and help them reach their potential.

The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.

It's alright to be Goliath but always act like David.

If you want to be great and successful, choose people who are great and successful and walk side by side with them.

Kindness is more powerful than compulsion.

There are no working hours for leaders.

Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.

Leaders are fascinated by future. You are a leader if and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and deeply dissatisfied with status quo. Because in your head, you can see a better future. The friction between 'what is' and 'what could be' burns you, stirs you up, propels you. This is leadership.

Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

Everyone is a leader because everyone influences someone.

The first step to leadership is servanthood.

You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion.

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without me.

If you create an environment where the people truly participate, you don't need control. They know what needs to be done and they do it. And the more that people will devote themselves to your cause on a voluntary basis, a willing basis, the fewer hierarchies and control mechanisms you need.

Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

Winning companies win because they have good leaders who nurture the development of other leaders at all levels of the organization.

Two commanders on the same field are always one too many.

The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted.

Noone's a leader if there are no followers.