“There are no limits to kindness and consideration.22” — James M. Kouzes Consideration Copy Share Image
“Titles are granted, but it's your behavior that earns you respect.” — James M. Kouzes Habits Copy Share Image
Leaders must know where they are going if they expect others to willingly join them on the journey. — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
Only those leaders who act boldly in times of crisis and change are willingly followed. — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow. — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing. — James M. Kouzes Authority Copy Share Image
You must unite your constituents around a common cause and connect with them as human beings. — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
The best way to lead people into the future is to connect with them deeply in the present. — James M. Kouzes Best way Copy Share Image
“Exemplary leaders know that if they want to gain commitment and achieve the highest standards, they must be models of the behavior… — James M. Kouzes Commitment Copy Share Image
“When people talk to us about the qualities they admire in leaders, they often use “integrity” and “authentic” as synonyms for honesty.” — James M. Kouzes Excellence Copy Share Image
If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a… — James M. Kouzes Conscience Copy Share Image
“If you want others to believe in something and behave according to those beliefs, you have to set the example by being… — James M. Kouzes Faith Copy Share Image
“Strategies, tactics, skills, and practices are empty without an understanding of the fundamental human aspirations that connect leaders and their constituents. Model” — James M. Kouzes Dreams Copy Share Image
“Meaning and purpose are vital to all generations at work.24 People have never stuck around for very long when what they do… — James M. Kouzes Purpose Copy Share Image
A leader with integrity has one self, at home and at work, with family and with colleagues. He or she has a… — James M. Kouzes Action Copy Share Image
“WHO ARE YOU?” This is the first question your constituents want you to answer for them. Your leadership journey begins when you… — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
We have to recognize that however smart we are, we're not smarter than everyone else combined. . . . We can't lose… — James M. Kouzes Contribution Copy Share Image
Challenge is the opportunity for greatness. People do their best when there is an opportunity to change how things currently stand. Maintaining… — James M. Kouzes Challenge Copy Share Image
“Before you can be a leader of others, you need to know clearly who you are and what your core values are.… — James M. Kouzes Core values Copy Share Image
“If you wish to maximize your leadership effectiveness, begin with the assumption that you'll be interacting in some way with this person… — James M. Kouzes Future relationship Copy Share Image
“Leaders mobilize others to want to struggle for shared aspirations, and this means that, fundamentally, leadership is a relationship. Leadership is a… — James M. Kouzes Dreams Copy Share Image
“Learning is the master skill. When you fully engage in learning—when you throw yourself wholeheartedly into experimenting, reflecting, reading, or receiving coaching—you… — James M. Kouzes Adventure Copy Share Image
“Values and principles serve as the basis for goals. They're your standards of excellence, your highest aspirations, and they define the arena… — James M. Kouzes Dreams Copy Share Image
“Leaders set the tone. When they openly demonstrate the joy and passion they have for their organizations, team members, clients, and even… — James M. Kouzes Joy Copy Share Image
“Of all the things that sustain a leader over time, love is the most lasting. It's hard to imagine leaders getting up… — James M. Kouzes Leader Copy Share Image
“Here's the rub. Leadership can be learned; however, not everyone wants to learn it, and not all those who learn about leadership… — James M. Kouzes Challenge yourself Copy Share Image
“a leader's vision for the future has to be supported with facts about both the past and present.” One” — James M. Kouzes Dreams Copy Share Image
It always takes a group of people working together with a common purpose in an atmosphere of trust and collaboration to get… — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
“Why would you want to follow someone if you suspected that they were lying or trying to trick you? Honesty is the… — James M. Kouzes Honesty Copy Share Image
“People need to know if they're making progress toward the goal or simply marking time. Their motivation to perform a task increases… — James M. Kouzes Goals Copy Share Image
The word "story" is short for the word "history." They both have the same root and fundamentally mean the same thing. A… — James M. Kouzes Events Copy Share Image
“When you give people a choice about being a part of what’s happening, they’re more likely to be committed to a project.… — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
If we're going to be authentic in our leadership, we will have to be willing to serve, and we have to be… — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
“The Kouzes-Posner First Law of Leadership: If you don't believe in the messenger, you won't believe the message. Leaders” — James M. Kouzes Leader Copy Share Image
“The instrument of leadership is the self, and mastery of the art of leadership comes from mastery of the self.” — James M. Kouzes Art Copy Share Image
There is no freeway to the future, no paved highway from here to there. There is only wilderness, uncertain terrain. There are… — James M. Kouzes Compass Copy Share Image
“What you preach and what you celebrate must be one and the same. If they aren't, the event will come off as… — James M. Kouzes Credibility Copy Share Image
You can't lead others to places you don't want to go yourself. If you don't feel a burning passion for something, how… — James M. Kouzes Copy Share Image
