Leader Quotes · Page 121

The institutional leader is primarily an expert in the promotion and protection of values.

— Philip Selznick

That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

— Warren G. Bennis

I think everyone has leadership inside them, but in different ways.

— Bruno Fernandes

A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders.

— Neale Donald Walsch

It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.

— James H. Boren

I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was not a gang to sell drugs.

— Jack Bowman

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

— Brian Tracy

Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.

— Tom Peters

Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives…

— Peter Senge

“The leader’s joy is the success of change, the evidence of progress and the actualization of a better life.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Leaders teach. They motivate. They care. Leaders make sure that the way to success is always broad enough and straight enough for…

— Mary Kay Ash

“Leadership is not just a privilege, but a responsibility to which we commit ourselves to helping to elevate those around us.”

— Tanveer Naseer

Leaders make the best decision only at the front position, but also the right change to beat competition if they are accorded…

— Anuj Somany

I don't want to be a race-transcending leader. I want to be deeply understood as a man, as African- American, as a…

— Cory Booker

“Lasting leaders nurture their ability to see their employees’ potential even before those employees do.”

— Barry Banther

My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to…

— John the Apostle

The unwillingness of most leaders to set standards, to administer feedback when standards are not met, to praise clearly when standards are…

— Neal A. Maxwell

Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They…

— Laozi

A new era has dawned in Ontario; one where the air will be cleaner and the multiple costs of coal-fired generation have…

— Bob Chiarelli

In the period after the Second World War, there were still leaders in Europe who represented weak countries, but possessed a sense…

— Henry A. Kissinger

“Even if you get to be a CEO, you’ll still walk into a room with the attitude of “You guys are all…

— Brian Wong

Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow…

— Jodi Picoult

.. it makes sense that introverts are uniquely good at leading intiative-takers. Because of their inclination to listen to others and lack…

— Susan Cain

Well that's a bit of a question like saying, what have you learned in life that would help you lead? My whole…

— Mitt Romney

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Leadership is not an allowance to do minimum work, it is an accountability to do maximum work.”

— Amit Kalantri

Real leadership means tackling tough problems ourselves and not leaving them to our children.

— Jon Kyl

Leaders on every level should be primarily interested in rendering compassionate caring for others.

— Marvin J. Ashton

A leader without a vision is just a letter without a stamp; it can never reach his destination.

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“The manager is an animal who is hated by everyone but still everyone wants to be one!”

— Swapnil Thakur

When leadership set the goals by themselves, they are not goals, they are quotas.

— Dave Ramsey

The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.

— Simon Sinek

Inclusion and transparency have been mainstays of my leadership. It's about education and reaching out.

— Gabrielle Carteris

A true leader is the one who is humble enough to admit their mistakes.

— Anonymous

“Let's Not Just Be Heroes! Let's Be Heroes Who Lead!”

— Daniel Wetta

Leadership is not rank, privileges, title or money. It is responsibility.

— Peter Drucker

It is often said that the best leaders are those who serve.

— Michael Kirby

It is the population which decides when it's time for a leader to leave, not foreign powers.

— Paul Kagame

A leader is someone who knows what they want to achieve and can communicate that.

— Margaret Thatcher

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower