Paralysis of leadership is due in part to the unseen grip of the special interests. — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
If the modern leader doesn't know the facts, he is in grave trouble, but rarely do the facts provide unqualified guidance. — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
One generalization that is supported both by research and experience is that effective two-way communication is essential to proper functioning of the… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most promising trend in our thinking about leadership is the growing conviction that the purposes of the group are best… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
What leaders have to remember is that somewhere under the somnolent surface is the creature that builds civilizations, the dreamer of dreams,… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
Leaders develop their styles as they interact with their constituencies. They move toward the style that seems most effective in dealing with… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
The ablest and most effective leaders do not hold to a single style; they may be highly supportive in personal relations when… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
All that we know about the interaction between leaders and constituents or followers tells us that communication and influence flow in both… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
“But a society in which pluralism is not undergirded by some shared values and held together by some measure of mutual trust… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
“We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
Tax reduction has an almost irresistible appeal to the politician, and it is no doubt also gratifying to the citizen. It means more dollars… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
We get richer and richer in filthier and filthier communities until we reach a final state of affluent misery - crocus on a garbage… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
At home we have lost the capacity to see what is before us. Travel shakes us out of our apathy, and we regain an… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly by… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county.… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education. — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
