The leader is the one who climbs the tallest tree, surveys the entire situation, and yells, 'Wrong jungle!' ... Busy, efficient producers… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for… — Norman Schwarzkopf Copy Share Image
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed. — Mwai Kibaki Copy Share Image
Rowing is such a fine sport. Everyone goes backward, and the leader can see his opponents as they struggle in vain. — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Great leaders communicate a vision that captures the imagination and fires the hearts and minds of those around them. — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
I haven't come from a background where I've had it imbued in me from an early age that I'm destined to lead… — Clive Lewis Copy Share Image
The capacity of Iraq's security forces has improved, and Iraq's leaders have made strides toward political accommodation — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I frown at him. How does he know all this information? And why, after two years of avoiding becoming a Dauntless leader… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I was doing a campaign once for a manufacturer, and I couldn't think of an ideas, and I was kind of desperate… — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
In my generation, this was not the first occasion when the strong had attacked the weak.Communism was acting in Korea just as… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
“Danto Manquez Jr., president of MVM, Inc., has spoken to the issue of a leader’s ability to communicate: “A leader must get… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“Indeed, our recent research has led us to conclude that one of the most reliable indicators and predictors of true leadership is… — Harvard Business School Press Copy Share Image
“Leadership is an improvisational art. You may have an overarching vision, clear, orienting values, and even a strategic plan, but what you… — Martin Linsky Copy Share Image
I never meet a church that wishes they didn't do it. I never meet a leader that wishes they didn't do it.… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
Life is full of cycles that have a way of perpetuating themselves. Success and failure both feed on themselves. Things can go… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
It is an honor to be with thousands of leaders from around the world who are united in their mission to eradicate… — Andrea Jung Copy Share Image
Well, I feel that everybody in the country knows me. I think people know who I am, and that I'm deputy leader… — Harriet Harman Copy Share Image
Servant leadership always empathizes, always accepts the person, but sometimes refuses to accept some of the person's effort or performance as good… — Robert K. Greenleaf Copy Share Image
Women are rising. It's going to get harder before it gets easier, but we can do it if we realize that we… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders. — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Leadership is a lot of hard work. I hoped, when I was younger, that I would just be a natural leader or… — Sallie Krawcheck Copy Share Image
“Selfish leadership is okay with the failure of the successor so as to ensure that any form of praise will continue to… — Lazarus Takawira Copy Share Image
Despite its increased dependence on the international economy, America continues to behave as if it were either a closed economy or the… — Robert Gilpin Copy Share Image
One should not ascribe the evil deeds of individual leaders or political regimes to an innate fault of the Russian people and… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“...the leader should reserve to himself the hiring, compensating, motivating, molding, assessing and firing of his chief lieutenants.” — Steven B. Sample Copy Share Image
A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question. — Andre Malraux Copy Share Image
And, of course, the fact that Maurice Strong, a Canadian, was in charge made it important for us to pull up our… — Brian Mulroney Copy Share Image
There are also fundamental issues related to what the current leader, President [Barack] Obama, said. I am referring to his idea about… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The basic human rights documents-the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man-were written by political, not… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
The nature of the leadership spirit is the inherent desire of all mankind to control and regulate both environment and circumstance. — Myles Munroe Copy Share Image
“The truth to succeeding at leadership is recognizing that it’s a never-ending journey of discovery and learning.” — Tanveer Naseer Copy Share Image
Should we have a leader or should we think for ourselves? Obviously the latter in principle. But-sometimes there lies a gulf between… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others the way to go forward is a true test of leadership. — Nitin Nohria Copy Share Image
“The cure for toxic leadership in governance isn’t just better policies; it’s fostering a culture where ethics, accountability, and inclusion are non-negotiable.” — Abhysheq Shukla Copy Share Image
Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
No ladder needs the bird but skies To situate its wings, Nor any leaders grim baton Arraigns it as it sings. — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
One of the most important actions, things a leader can do, is to lead by example. If you want everyone else to… — Marshall Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“Leaders are ultimately there to oversee. You will find many who should do this or that. Let them do it; give them… — Christian Michael Copy Share Image
I'm looking for leaders who are going to go to Washington for a season, not career politicians. People who understand that the… — Keith Rothfus Copy Share Image
If seniors can't lead-by-example themselves,then they can't don the hat of mentor to motivate, inspire, coach,guide their subordinates or build the teamwork… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image