Quotes about leadership
leadership independent cities
The urgent need today is to develop and support leaders on every level of government who are independent of the bossism of every political machine - the big-city machine, the liberal Democrat machine, and the Republican kingmaker machine. Phyllis Schlafly
leadership victory way
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. Polybius
leadership motivation commitment
How do we keep our inner fire alive? Two things, at minimum, are needed: an ability to appreciate the positives in our life – and a commitment to action. Every day, it's important to ask and answer these questions: ‘What's good in my life?’ and ‘What needs to be done? Nathaniel Branden
leadership wall numbers
The frequency of leadership going to the gemba is inversely proportional to the number of walls separating them from the gemba. Jon Miller
leadership enough masters
He is great enough that is his own master. Joseph Hall
leadership sports athlete
My general rule, which I have followed throughout my coaching career, is that everyone doesn't necessarily get treated the same way, because I'm not sure that's possible. But everyone has to be treated fairly. Moreover, they have to know and trust that they will be treated fairly. Dennis Green, NFL Coach There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has those feelings to mull over, and over, and over... Don't even expose yourself to the possibility of being caught off-guard. Karch Kiraly
leadership people mentor
The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people. John C. Maxwell
leadership people good-leader
All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.
leadership irreplaceable valuable
Time is more valuable than money, because time is irreplaceable.
leadership vision today
A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow.
leadership decision inability
Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure.
leadership trying firsts
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.
leadership secret agendas
The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.
leadership feel-good growth
You must do right before you feel good.
leadership communication simple
Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.
leadership teamwork dream
Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.
leadership influence
The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.
leadership followers raise-up
If you can raise up leaders, you will always have followers, but if you can't raise up leaders, you will only have followers.
leadership successful people
Successful people do what is right no matter how they feel, and by doing right, they feel good.
leadership attitude emotional
Take the emotional temperature of those listening to you. Facial expressions, voice inflection and posture give clues to a person's mood and attitude.
leadership communication enthusiasm
Persuasive communication involves enthusiasm, animation, audience participation, authenticity and spontaneity.
leadership communication simple
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.
leadership lonely lonely-at-the-top
It's lonely at the top, so you better know why you are there.
leadership levels determine
Those closest to me will determine the level of my success.
leadership team heart
Teams make you better than you are, multiply your value, enable you to do what you do best, allow you to help others do their best, give you more time, provide you with companionship, help you fulfill the desires of your heart and compound your vision and effort.
leadership excellence crowds
Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence.
leadership character people
Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.
leadership people way
Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.
leadership leader promise
A highly credible leader under-promises and over-delivers.
leadership real persons
Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.
leadership greatness numbers
One is too small a number to achieve greatness.
leadership walks following
He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.
leadership encouragement successful
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.