Leadership Quotes

A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.

The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.

Let him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.

How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

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

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

The real leader has no need to lead--he is content to point the way.

Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.

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.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

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

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you.

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.