Leadership Quotes

“Set yourself on fire, and people will gather to what you burn.” ~ Unknown

“Effective people are not problem minded; they’re opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems. They think preventively.” ~ Peter Drucker

“If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will.” ~ Stephen Covey

“I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.” ~ Talleyrand

“Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.” ~ Clint Eastwood

“If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.” ~ Stephen Covey

“The real beginning of influence comes as others sense you are being influenced by them – when they feel understood by you – that you have listened deeply and sincerely, and that you are open.” ~ Stephen Covey

“People first follow the person, then the plan.” ~ via Leadership Challenge

“Words and deeds must be consistent. Exemplary leaders go first. They go first by setting the example through daily actions that demonstrate they are deeply committed to their beliefs.” ~ via Leadership Challenge

“I would never ask anyone to do anything I was unwilling to do first.” ~ Gayle Hamilton

“Know what you value, be willing to take a risk, and lead from the heart – lead from what you believe in.” ~ Alan Keith

“Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.” ~ Alan Keith

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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The only real training for leadership is leadership.” ~ Anthony Jay

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” – Kenneth Blanchard

“I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.” ~ Anthony Robbins

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

‎”If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Your ability to negotiate, communicate, influence, and persuade others to do things is absolutely indispensable to everything you accomplish in life. The most effective men and women in every area are those who can quite competently organize the cooperation and assistance of other people toward the accomplishment of important goals and objectives.” ~ Brian Tracy

“Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.” ~ Rudy Giuliani