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> [...leaders who do not hold their people accountable to a set standard are, in effect, thieves and liars. Thieves because they are stealing from the stockholder who pays them to hold people accountable, and liars because they pretend that everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/leaders-who-do-not-hold-their-people-accountable-to-a-set-standard/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

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## More by James Hunter

> [Leadership is character in action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/leadership-is-character-in-action/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/leadership-the-skill-of-influencing-people-to-work-enthusiastically/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [Those who follow the crowd will never be followed by the crowd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/those-who-follow-the-crowd-will-never-be-followed-by-the-crowd/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [I get influenced by stuff that isn't even music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/i-get-influenced-by-stuff-that-isn-t-even-music/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [...leaders who do not hold their people accountable to a set standard are, in effect, thieves and liars. Thieves because they are stealing from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/leaders-who-do-not-hold-their-people-accountable-to-a-set-standard/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [Authority is always built on service and sacrifice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/authority-is-always-built-on-service-and-sacrifice/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/it-is-a-shame-that-so-many-leaders-spend-their-time-pondering-their/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [If I have any claim to originality, I do it by investing my own personality into it, so it's coming from a slightly more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/if-i-have-any-claim-to-originality-i-do-it-by-investing-my-own/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [For me, hearing the term 'apply yourself' was like a crucifix to Bella Lugosi's Dracula. 'Ahhh, it burns!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/for-me-hearing-the-term-apply-yourself-was-like-a-crucifix-to-bella/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [As leaders we do not create growth. The best we can do is create an environment that is conducive to growth. It is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/as-leaders-we-do-not-create-growth-the-best-we-can-do-is-create-an/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [Power: The ability to force or coerce someone to do your will, even if they would choose not to, because of your position or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/power-the-ability-to-force-or-coerce-someone-to-do-your-will-even-if/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/serving-others-breaks-you-free-from-the-shackles-of-self-and-self/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/i-m-conscious-enough-that-how-i-m-singing-is-not-my-own-accent/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [“Or in gamer terms, Ares had been a giant, douchey Leeroy Jenkins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/or-in-gamer-terms-ares-had-been-a-giant-douchey-leeroy-jenkins/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

> [Our top-down pyramid style of management is a very old concept borrowed from centuries of war and monarchies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-hunter/our-top-down-pyramid-style-of-management-is-a-very-old-concept/)

[James Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-hunter/)

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