Quotes about leadership
leadership dream knowing
The leader continually passes on the vision to those who come around, knowing that dreams, if presented right, are contagious. John C. Maxwell
leadership achievement
Without failure there is no achievement. John C. Maxwell
leadership power-of-one
Leadership is the power of one harnessing the power of many. John C. Maxwell
leadership two family-and-friends
Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness. John C. Maxwell
leadership growing-up team
Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team's performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people. John C. Maxwell
leadership progress doe
Progress does not occur without change. John C. Maxwell
leadership people tough-times
Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you! John C. Maxwell
leadership dream grateful
Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams. John C. Maxwell
leadership people
Needless to say, you can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them. John C. Maxwell
leadership order challenges
The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself, then I will understand the challenge of trying to change others. This is the ultimate test of leadership. John C. Maxwell
leadership people chance
The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success. John C. Maxwell
leadership two people
Leaders have two characteristics: first they are going somewhere, and second they are able to persuade other people to go with them. John C. Maxwell
leadership team sweat
Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success. John C. Maxwell
leadership people purpose
People's purpose in life is always connected to their giftedness. John C. Maxwell
leadership successful people
Successful people make right decisions early and manage those decisions daily. John C. Maxwell
leadership growth succeed
Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth. John C. Maxwell
leadership organization way
Every relationship in your organization will affect you one way or another. Those who do not increase you will inevitably decrease you. John C. Maxwell
leadership way influence
Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence. John C. Maxwell
leadership people one-sentence
People will summarize your life in one sentence - Pick it now. John C. Maxwell
leadership writing thinking
Openness by the leader paves the way for ownership by the people. Without ownership, changes will be short term. Changing people's habits and ways of thinking is like writing instructions in the snow during a snowstorm. Every twenty minutes the instructions must be rewritten, unless ownership is given along with instructions. John C. Maxwell
leadership mistake adversity
Seek advice, but make sure it's from someone who has successfully handled mistakes or adversities. John C. Maxwell
leadership teacher encouragement
A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential. John C. Maxwell
leadership people privilege
The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives. John C. Maxwell
leadership team-building influence
A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences. John C. Maxwell
leadership failing
Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward. John C. Maxwell
leadership motivation persistence
Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence. John C. Maxwell
leadership growth spirit
Life doesn't do anything to you. It only reveals your spirit. John C. Maxwell
leadership children boss
If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses. John C. Maxwell
leadership wisdom pain
There was a point that I stopped crying. It's not just because I didn't feel pain anymore, not because I didn't feel sorrow. It was just to keep going. I mean, it just was to survive, to live. Elizabeth Smart
leadership work father
In the months ahead, I will leave the Department of Justice, but I will never -- I will never -- leave the work. I will continue to serve and try to find ways to make our nation even more true to its founding ideals. Eric Holder
leadership work degrees
Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. Eric Hoffer
leadership believe sacrifice
The leader personifies the certitude of the creed and the defiance and grandeur of power. He articulates and justifies the resentment damned up in the souls of the frustrated. He kindles the vision of a breath-taking future so as to justify the sacrifice of a transitory present. He stages a world of make-believe so indispensable for the realization of self-sacrifice and united action. Eric Hoffer
leadership coaching vision
The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. Eric Hoffer