TopLeadership Quotes

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
— Warren Bennis

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
— Steve Jobs¹

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”
— Ronald Reagan

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”
— Brian Tracy

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.”
— Seth Godin

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair

“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”
— Arnold H. Glasow

“Leadership is the ability to guide others without force into a direction or decision that leaves them still feeling empowered and accomplished.”
— Lisa Cash Hanson

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Leadership is not just about giving energy… it’s unleashing other people’s energy.”
— Paul Polman

“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”
— Margaret Wheatley

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”
— Stephen Covey

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”
— Mahatma Gandhi

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”
— Donald McGannon

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
— Peter Drucker

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
— Jim Rohn

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”
— Bill Bradley

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“The real leader has no need to lead – he is content to point the way.”
— Henry Miller

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”
— Aristotle

“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.”
— Norman Schwarzkopf

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”
— Ken Blanchard

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”
— Sheryl Sandberg

“To lead people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

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

“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”
— Colin Powell

“It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, and how you’re led.”
— Steve Jobs

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”
— Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
— Winston Churchill

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
— John F. Kennedy

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”
— Ken Blanchard

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
— Harold S. Geneen

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
— Jack Welch

“A leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding the potential in people and processes.”
— Brené Brown

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”
— Brian Tracy

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”
— Brian Tracy

“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.”
— Jesse Jackson

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”
— Henry Kissinger

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
— Bill Gates

“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders, and continually develops them.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”
— Margaret Wheatley

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
— Lao Tzu

“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born—that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”
— Warren Bennis

“Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.”
— Mwai Kibaki

“To lead people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

Top 200 Leadership Quotes

**”The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
— Warren Bennis

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
— Steve Jobs

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”
— Ronald Reagan

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”
— Brian Tracy

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.”
— Seth Godin

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair

“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”
— Arnold H. Glasow

“Leadership is the ability to guide others without force into a direction or decision that leaves them still feeling empowered and accomplished.”
— Lisa Cash Hanson

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Leadership is not just about giving energy… it’s unleashing other people’s energy.”
— Paul Polman

“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”
— Margaret Wheatley

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”
— Stephen Covey

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”
— Mahatma Gandhi

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”
— Donald McGannon

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
— Peter Drucker

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
— Jim Rohn

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”
— Bill Bradley

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“The real leader has no need to lead – he is content to point the way.”
— Henry Miller

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”
— Aristotle

“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.”
— Norman Schwarzkopf

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”
— Ken Blanchard

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”
— Sheryl Sandberg

“To lead people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

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

“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”
— Colin Powell

“It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, and how you’re led.”
— Steve Jobs

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”
— Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”
— Winston Churchill

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
— John F. Kennedy

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”
— Ken Blanchard

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
— Harold S. Geneen

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
— Jack Welch

“A leader is someone who holds her- or himself accountable for finding the potential in people and processes.”
— Brené Brown

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”
— Brian Tracy

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”
— Brian Tracy

“Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.”
— Jesse Jackson

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”
— Henry Kissinger

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
— Bill Gates

“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders, and continually develops them.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”
— Margaret Wheatley

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
— Lao Tzu

“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born—that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”
— Warren Bennis

“Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.”
— Mwai Kibaki

“To lead people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”
— Sam Walton

“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.”
— Tom Landry

“The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”
— Charles Dubois

“Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.”
— Woodrow Wilson

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.”
— Thomas Sowell

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
— John Quincy Adams

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
— Roy T. Bennett

“The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.”
— Brian Tracy

“The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— James Buchanan

“When you become a leader, you lose the right to think about yourself.”
— Gerald Brooks

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”
— Arnold H. Glasow

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”
— Rosalynn Carter

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche

“We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.”
— Marco Rubio

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”
— Donald McGannon

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”
— King George VI

“Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, assertive or sensitive. It’s about having a particular set of attributes. It’s about having a unique blend of skills, qualities, and a distinctive leadership style.”
— John Wooden

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.”
— Douglas MacArthur

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”
— John C. Maxwell

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”
— Theodore M. Hesburgh

“To be a leader is to be a bridge.”
— Jennifer Palmieri

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
— John C. Maxwell

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
— Jim Rohn

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”
— John Zenger

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”
— M. D. Arnold

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
— Winston Churchill

“You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.”
— Ken Kesey

“In the simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up, and goes.”
— John Erskine

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”
— Lolly Daskal

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”
— Ken Blanchard

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— John Buchan

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”
— Joel Barker

“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”
— Warren Bennis

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”
— Leroy Eimes

“Leadership is the ability to hide your panic from others.”
— Lao Tzu

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
— Lao Tzu

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.”
— Robert Jarvik

“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.”
— John Wooden

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.”
— Rosa Parks

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“To lead the people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
— Jim Rohn

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”
— Peter Drucker

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success—in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do, and doing it well.”
— Bill Owens

“The real leader has no need to lead; he is content to point the way.”
— Henry Miller

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”
— Ronald Reagan

“The task of the leader is to get their people from where they are to where they have not been.”
— Henry Kissinger

“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.”
— Stephen Covey

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”
— Margaret Wheatley

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
— Steve Jobs

“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
— John C. Maxwell

“The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.”
— Faye Wattleton

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but by the presence of clear strengths.”
— John Zenger

“Leadership is not just about giving energy… it’s unleashing other people’s energy.”
— Paul Polman

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The most effective leaders are made, not born.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”
— Sheryl Sandberg

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
— John C. Maxwell

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”
— King George VI

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.”
— Brian Tracy

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— John Buchan

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success—in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do, and doing it well.”
— Bill Owens

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
— Harold S. Geneen

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
— John F. Kennedy

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
— John C. Maxwell

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

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”
— Leroy Eimes

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.”
— Seth Godin

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”
— Ken Blanchard

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“To lead people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.”
— Brian Tracy

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— John Buchan

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
— Harold S. Geneen

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”
— Sam Walton

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
— Lao Tzu

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
— Roy T. Bennett

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”
— M. D. Arnold

“Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.”
— Norman Schwarzkopf

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”
— Arnold H. Glasow

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”
— Theodore M. Hesburgh

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
— Peter Drucker

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”
— Ken Blanchard

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
— Jim Rohn

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”
— Henry Kissinger

“The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.”
— Brian Tracy

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”
— Lolly Daskal

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Leadership is the ability to hide your panic from others.”
— Lao Tzu

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— John Buchan

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
— Harold S. Geneen

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
— Roy T. Bennett

“To lead the people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”
— Sam Walton

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“Leadership is the ability to hide your panic from others.”
— Lao Tzu

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— John Buchan

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
— Lao Tzu

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”
— M. D. Arnold

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
— Jim Rohn

“The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.”
— Brian Tracy

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success—in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do, and doing it well.”
— Bill Owens

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”
— Lolly Daskal

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”
— Arnold H. Glasow

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”
— Warren Bennis

“Leadership is not just about giving energy… it’s unleashing other people’s energy.”
— Paul Polman

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”
— Henry Kissinger

“To lead people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Leadership is the ability to hide your panic from others.”
— Lao Tzu

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”
— Ken Blanchard

“The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.”
— Brian Tracy

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— John Buchan

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
— Harold S. Geneen

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”
— Simon Sinek

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
— Roy T. Bennett

“To lead the people, walk behind them.”
— Lao Tzu

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”
— Sam Walton

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
— Ralph Nader

“Leadership is the ability to hide your panic from others.”
— Lao Tzu

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
— John Buchan

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
— Lao Tzu

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”
— M. D. Arnold

“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
— Tony Blair

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”
— Jim Rohn

“The best leaders have a high consideration factor. They really care about their people.”
— Brian Tracy

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
— John C. Maxwell

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success—in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do, and doing it well.”
— Bill Owens

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
— Harvey S. Firestone

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”
— Lolly Daskal

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”
— Arnold H. Glasow

“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.”
— Tom Landry

“The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.”
— Charles Dubois

“Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.”

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