Leadership Quotes by John C. Maxwell

Leadership is influence.

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

A leader is a reader.

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You must do right before you feel good.

— John C. Maxwell

Encourage the many; mentor the few.

— John C. Maxwell

Finish every day and be done with it..

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The first person you lead is you.

— John C. Maxwell

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

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Great leaders always have self-discipline -without exception.

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

A leader can give up anything - except final responsibility.

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The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

— John C. Maxwell

People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are.

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

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Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be.

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A proven leader always has a proven track record.

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When your great players are team players, everybody else follows their lead. The best team doesn't always win - it's usually the…

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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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Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success.

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Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving…

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

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Teams make you better than you are, multiply your value, enable you to do what you do best, allow you to help…

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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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Do you want to come climb the transformationa l leadership mountain with me? Your first step begins with DESIRE. Do you want…

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

— John C. Maxwell

Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when…

— John C. Maxwell

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

— John C. Maxwell

“God had to break Jacob to make him useful. In the breaking process, Jacob—the deceiving “heel-catcher”—became Israel, a “prince with God” who…

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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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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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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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There is no quicker way to earn respect as a leader than being slow to speak. It is called listening and it…

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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