“The mediocre leader tells. The good leader explains. The superior leader demonstrates. The great leader inspires.” — Gary F. Patton Copy Share Image
The great leader attracts to himself men of kindred character, drawing them towards him as the loadstone draws iron. — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
Sex energy is the creative energy of all geniuses. There never has been, and never will be a great leader, builder or… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
“Great Leaders do NOT break the law, not because of the fear of being caught but because of the fear of God… — Fela Durotoye Copy Share Image
“Good leaders have vision and inspire others to help them turn vision into reality. Great leaders have vision, share vision, and inspire… — Roy Bennett Copy Share Image
You have to comply, you have to obey - or you'd better resign and leave. But that is also the mark of… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Great leaders love talent and know where to find it. They surround themselves with talented people who can work effectively together. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together. — Karren Brady Copy Share Image
I had the patriotic conviction that, given great leadership of the sort I heard from Winston Churchill in the radio broadcasts to… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Great leaders, the research shows, are made as they gradually acquire, in the course of their lives and careers, the competencies that… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
All of great leaders evidence four basic qualities that are central to their ability to lead: adaptive capacity, the ability to engage… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
The director can be a dictator, but it's not wise to be. You have to choose the days to be a dictator… — Rza Copy Share Image
My height doesn't define my skill set. To be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership, great attention to detail… — Russell Wilson Copy Share Image
The proud road travelled by Chongryon bears the imprints of the wise guidance and painstaking efforts of the great leaders, who strengthened… — Kim Jong-un Copy Share Image
Great leaders in our study treated their people like partners in the organization. That meant they created for their people a sense… — Adrian Gostick Copy Share Image
Great leaders are really all about this. Leading from the front. Rolling up their sleeves. Being one with the front-line colleagues who… — Prakah Iyer Copy Share Image
Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness. — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Never, ever command respect. Always earn it. A leader steps into the arena, and a great leader should never ask anyone to… — Ant Middleton Copy Share Image
Great leaders create movements by empowering the tribe to communicate. They establish the foundation for people to make connections, as opposed to… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Somehow great leaders reach deep down in their souls and find the power within them to overcome despair. We must too...if we… — Timothy Pina Copy Share Image
“It’s a pity that the land of great leaders like Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka and Akbar, has to be led by a dummy… — Tuhin A. Sinha Copy Share Image
We go into rural communities, and all we do - like has been done in this room [at TED] - is create… — Leymah Gbowee Copy Share Image
Great leadership involves three things. The ability to realize when you are wrong, a willingness to learn from it, and an eagerness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of… — Moliere Copy Share Image
Great leaders have no need for reputation. Reputation is what you are in public. Character is who you are in private. ª — Myles Munroe Copy Share Image
Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling… — John P. Kotter Copy Share Image
Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent. — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
“Great leaders don't just know the sweet spots of their people. They tap into and unchain the infinite potential imprisoned within their… — Assegid Habtewold Copy Share Image
A great leader is one who surrounds himself with great people who then, collectively, innovate and implement with success. If he tries… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Although the paranoiacs make the great leaders, it's the resenters who make their best instruments because the resenters, those men with cancer… — Richard Condon Copy Share Image
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved. — Cornelius Nepos Copy Share Image
The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Magic, he was a great leader, just the way he carried himself. When he was on the court, he made everybody better.… — De'Aaron Fox Copy Share Image
Every great leader knows that his or her role comes with responsibility for those who follow him or her, and in ensuring… — Lewis Howes Copy Share Image
“Great leaders build trust from their team because the leader is willing to put his/her people “first.” Once the team believes that,… — Beth Ramsay Copy Share Image
He has become a great leader of his team, a guy that has evolved in terms of his role within the team. — David Blatt Copy Share Image
“Great leaders make an impact with limited resources and inefficient leaders cannot yield good returns even with abundant resources.” — Gift Gugu Mona Copy Share Image
Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image