The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Generous and authentic leadership will always defeat the selfish efforts of someone doing it just because she can.” — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Leading is a skill, not a gift. You're not born with it, you learn how. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
'Teamwork' is the word that bosses use when they actually mean 'Do what I say' — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Leadership, on the other hand, is about creating change you believe in. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“So great leaders don't try to please everyone. Great leaders don't water down their message in order to make the tribe a… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Two different things: A crowd is a tribe without a leader. A crowd is a tribe without communication. Most organizations spend their… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Great boss is challenging people in the right way. Leading, not managing. Supporting them by giving them both a platform they can… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn't necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that's where charisma comes from, from… — Seth Godin 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
“Leadership isn't something that people hand to you. ... [i]t's a gradual process, one where you take responsibility years before you are… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“It's not time," "Take it easy," "Wait and see," "It's someone else's turn" - none of these stalls are appropriate for a… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“What most people want in a leader is something that's very difficult to find: we want someone who listens...The secret, Reagan's secret,… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“If your organization requires success before commitment, it will never have either. Part of leadership (a big part of it, actually) is… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The first thing you do when you sit down at the computer: If you're an artist, a leader or someone seeking to… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Real leaders don't care [about receiving credit]. If it's about your mission, about spreading the faith, about seeing something happen, not only… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Do What You Want; these are the 4 most frightening words brought to us by the Connection Revolution. If you want to… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Insulate yourself... from anonymous angry people Expose yourself to art you don't yet understand Precisely measure the results that are important to… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Letting your customers set your standards is a dangerous game, because the race to the bottom is pretty easy to win. Setting… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Transformation al leaders don't start by denying the world around them. Instead, they describe a future they'd like to create instead. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Why do we value leadership, connection and grace? Because it's scarce, and that scacity creates value. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“I think most people have it upside down. Being charismatic doesn’t make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic. There” — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Leaders lead when they take positions, when they connect with their tribes, and when they help the tribe connect to itself. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“You weren't born to be a cog in the giant industrial machine. You were trained to become a cog. There's an alternative available to… — Seth Godin Copy Share
Forgive yourself for not being the richest, the thinnest, the tallest, the one with the best hair. Forgive yourself for not being the most… — Seth Godin Copy Share
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman. — Seth Godin Copy Share
The next thing you do today will be the most important thing on your agenda, because, after all, you're doing it next. Well, perhaps… — Seth Godin Copy Share
I look at Starbucks, Howard Schultz has made many brilliant decisions, and one of the things that they did was they invented the third… — Seth Godin Copy Share
The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies. — Seth Godin Copy Share
Making an average pitch to average people, or having an average gala for average people isn't going to scale anymore. You've got to find… — Seth Godin Copy Share
Our job is to make change. Our job is to connect to people, to interact with them in a way that leaves them better… — Seth Godin Copy Share
I don't think there's a shortage of remarkable ideas. I think your business has plenty of great opportunities to do great things. Nope, what's… — Seth Godin Copy Share
The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see. — Seth Godin Copy Share
If you're a marketer who doesn't know how to invent, design, influence, adapt, and ultimately discard products, then you're no longer a marketer. You're… — Seth Godin Copy Share
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