Leader Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Leadership is influence.

— John C. Maxwell

There is no success without a successor.

— John C. Maxwell

A leader is a reader.

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It is the leader's job to hold hope high.

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Encourage the many; mentor the few.

— John C. Maxwell

Seek people who seek solutions.

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Everything rises and falls on leadership.

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Leaders attract potential leaders.

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Great leaders always have self-discipline -without exception.

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A leader can give up anything - except final responsibility.

— John C. Maxwell

Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.

— John C. Maxwell

A proven leader always has a proven track record.

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People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

— John C. Maxwell

Birds of a feather really do flock together.

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The leader is there for the people, not the people for the leader

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Leaders express feelings that other leaders sense.

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Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.

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Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

— John C. Maxwell

Leaders who practice the Law of Victory believe that anything less than success is unacceptable. And they have no Plan B.

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The more intentional you are about your leadership growth, the greater your potential for becoming the leader you're capable of being. Never…

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Leadership is seeing the possibilities in a situation while others are seeing the limitations.

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As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is…

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Effective leaders sacrifice much that is good in order to dedicate themselves to what is best

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The leader finds the dream and then the people. The people find the leader and then the dream.

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Team leaders have to connect with their team and themselves. If they don't know their team's strengths and weaknesses, they cannot hand…

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The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential…

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Knowing how to do a job is the accomplishment of labor - showing others is the accomplishment of the teacher - making…

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Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in…

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Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to…

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“To lead any way other than by example, we send a fuzzy picture of leadership to others. If we work on improving…

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Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has…

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It was while I was pastoring that I began to realize that pastors were not growing churches because they didn't understand leadership…

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“Danto Manquez Jr., president of MVM, Inc., has spoken to the issue of a leader’s ability to communicate: “A leader must get…

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Leaders need to remember that the point of leading is not to cross the finish line first. It's to take people across…

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“Many people view leadership the same way they view success, hoping to go as far as they can, to climb the ladder,…

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COURAGE isn't an absence of fear. It is doing what you are afraid to do, letting go of the familiar and forging…

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Leaders should get out of their comfort zone but stay in their strength zone. When their work lies within their natural gifting…

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“Successful leaders are like icebergs. When you look at an iceberg, you see only about 10 percent of it, and the rest…

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We have many years to eat and sleep, but how many years do we have to make a difference in the lives…

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People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. Many people who approach the area of vision in leadership have…

— John C. Maxwell