The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already. — John Buchan Copy Share Image
Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character. — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
Sometimes being a leader isn’t about winning. Sometimes it’s about doing what’s right, instead of what’s powerful. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people. — John Hume Copy Share Image
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. — Polybius Copy Share Image
I'm a shepherd, not a sheep, and I've always prided myself on being a leader and not a follower. — Dustin Diamond Copy Share Image
The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leader and followers. — Garry Wills Copy Share Image
It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't… — Bill Owens Copy Share Image
You’re directing a movie, but you are at the head of a ship of people, a whole fleet of people. And being… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
That's what being a leader is all about. If the other players see you in a non-positive mind set, that affects them.… — Joey Harrington Copy Share Image
A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless ... someone's got to make… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
Being a leader doesn't mean you created something or you did something great in the past or some other person has given… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence… — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
I want to be the bridge. I embrace it. I don't mind being a leader. I don't mind opening the doors. I… — LeCrae Copy Share Image
Some people would argue the other side: that the business of business is business, and companies should only be focused on profits.… — Marc Benioff Copy Share Image
Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don't take too much… — Noah Porter Copy Share Image
Jesse Owens had to be a very strong person. There were a lot of protests, but I think that he knew, despite… — Stephan James Copy Share Image
Being consistent meant not departing from convictions already formulated; being a leader meant making other persons accept these convictions. It was a… — Jessamyn West Copy Share Image
The man who is worthy of being a leader of men will never complain about the stupidity of his helpers, the ingratitude… — William J. H. Boetcker Copy Share Image
When you go and you tour Europe, or you go and you tour Egypt, or you go and you tour Iraq, or… — Juan Enriquez Copy Share Image
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
