Quotes about leadership
leadership trying done
Expose yourself to the best things humans have done and then try to bring those things into what you are doing. Steve Jobs
leadership important endure
Making an enduring company was both harder and more important than making a great product. Steve Jobs
leadership motivation water
Do you want to sell sugar water all your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world? Steve Jobs
leadership perseverance passionate
It [what you choose to do] has got to be something that you're passionate about because otherwise you won't have the perseverance to see it through. Steve Jobs
leadership vision care
If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you. Steve Jobs
leadership senior israel
Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton. Jimmy Carter
leadership commitment empowering
Leadership is influence. It is the ability to obtain followers. When the leader lacks confidence, the followers have no commitment. A leader is great not because of his power, but because of his ability to empower others. John C. Maxwell
leadership people training
People are training for success when they should be training for failure. John C. Maxwell
leadership believe law
Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than success is unacceptable. And they have no Plan B. John C. Maxwell
leadership people behind-you
As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you. John C. Maxwell
leadership optimistic optimism
Finish every day and be done with it.. John C. Maxwell
leadership
The bottomline in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others. John C. Maxwell
leadership thinking hard
Thinking is hard; that's why so few do it. John C. Maxwell
leadership organization empowering
Achievement comes to someone when he is able to do great things for himself. Success comes when he empowers followers to do great things with him. Significance comes when he develops leaders to do great things for him. But a legacy is created only when a person puts his organization into the position to do great things without him. John C. Maxwell
leadership people realizing
The best leaders realize their success depends on their people. John C. Maxwell
leadership letting-go team
To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team. John C. Maxwell
leadership leader mentor
Encourage the many; mentor the few. John C. Maxwell
leadership law magnetism
But the law of magnetism really is true: who you are is who you attract. John C. Maxwell
leadership real leader
The real leader holds the power, not just the position. John C. Maxwell
leadership real tests
The real test of leadership isn't where you start out. It's where you end up. John C. Maxwell
leadership people respect-someone
When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her. John C. Maxwell
leadership dream people
The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream. John C. Maxwell
leadership spirit incredibles
Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirit. John C. Maxwell
leadership effectiveness levels
Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness. John C. Maxwell
leadership moving self
Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit. John C. Maxwell
leadership people purpose
People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life. John C. Maxwell
leadership vision stubborn
Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan. John C. Maxwell
leadership holiday journey
I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one. John C. Maxwell
leadership exercise long
Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending. John C. Maxwell
leadership pride stubborn
When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others. John C. Maxwell
leadership vision alive
Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it. John C. Maxwell
leadership pride self
There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance. John C. Maxwell
leadership great-leader inspiring-leader
A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims) John C. Maxwell