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Leadership Quotes by Andy Stanley

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A leader is someone who steps up even when not everyone is ready, as Stanley writes. He explains that leadership means guiding others, not just finishing tasks perfectly. When things are uncertain, a leader’s role becomes even more important and they must listen to those around them.

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No one ever has the resources they need.

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Progress requires change.

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God uses broken-hearted leaders.

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You can't lead without taking risk.

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We want time in with our kids not time out.

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Who are you and what breaks your heart?

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Resources follow vision.

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Leaders fix things that are broken.

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Charisma on stage is not necessarily evidence of the Holy Spirit.

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Leaders make things better and that requires change.

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Uncertainty in a leader is always magnified in the heart of the follower.

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My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one.

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Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!

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We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.

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Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.

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When Nehemiah's heart was broken he paid attention to his broken heart.

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Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to…

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Don’t strive to be a well-rounded leader. Instead, discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.

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Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have.

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The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do…

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In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you…

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You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in…

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Me and Sandra are thoroughly satisfied customers as parents of kids who came through this Orange model.

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Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don't run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God…

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Acknowledging weakness doesn't make a leader less effective. On the contrary, in most cases it is simply a way of expressing that…

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The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed…

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Where there is no uncertainty, there is no longer the need for leadership. The greater the uncertainty, the greater the need for…

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A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately. It is not his insight…

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“Leadership is not always about getting things done “right.” Leadership is about getting things done through other people…When a leader can’t find…

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To be the best next-generation leader you can be, you must enlist the help of others. Self-evaluation is helpful, but evaluation from…

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“We have a tendency to measure ourselves against the people around us. They become our point of reference. A good coach will…

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“Striving for balance forces a leader to invest time and energy in aspects of leadership where he will never succeed. It is…

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“Simply recognizing the need for change does not define leadership. The leader is the one who has the courage to act on…

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“Leaders instill courage in the hearts of those who follow. This rarely happens through words alone. It generally requires action. It goes…

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“To ensure that we are leading with our feet firmly planted on the soil of what is, we must live by the…

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As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called.…

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Leaders who carry unresolved guilt are forced to hide a part of themselves from those to whom they are closest. They have…

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“Don’t strive to be a well-rounded leader. Instead, discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else. Admitting a weakness is…

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Leaders love progress.

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Blame is a change-avoidance strategy.

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