Leadership Quotes

“Simply be the qualities you seek in others.” ~ Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Amazing people do not just happen.

Be the kind of person that you want to meet.

“The ONLY thing leaders have in common is the shared decision to lead.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes

“I think most people have it upside down. Being charismatic doesn’t make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes

“Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that’s what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes

“In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes

“If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.” ~ Seth Godin, Tribes

“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” ~ Chinese Proverb

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The 8th Habit [Book]

By: Stephen Covey

From this Book: 16 Quotes

Book Overview: In order to thrive, innovate, excel and lead in what Covey calls the new Knowledge Worker Age, we must build on and move beyond effectiveness…to greatness. Accessing the higher levels of human genius and motivation in today’s new reality requires a sea change of new thinking — a new mind-set, a new skill-set, a new tool-set — in short, a whole new habit.

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Post(s) inspired by this book:

“Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity.” ~ Warren Bennis

“Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it in themselves.” ~ Stephen Covey

“…The final secret is that there is no secret. Devote yourself to your leader. Work hard. Be grateful. Act boldly. Some may deride such suggestions as commonplace, and they’d be right: They are common. But to see them successfully enacted in this world is rare indeed.” ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi, The Swordless Samurai

“Pessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance.” ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi, The Swordless Samurai

“If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how – the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what’s said against me won’t amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

“Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.” ~ Seth Godin

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

“What leader has no lessons to learn from his followers?” ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi, The Swordless Samurai

“The seeds of great victory lie in minor triumphs.” ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi, The Swordless Samurai