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Leadership Quotes by John P. Kotter
- Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can…
- Leadership produces change. That is its primary function
- Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.
- We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.
- Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.
- Over the years I have become convinced that we learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us ...…
- Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to have to try…
- Great leaders motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition.
- Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think.
- I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very…
- One of the most common ways to overcome resistance to change is to educate people about it beforehand. Communication of ideas helps people see the…
- Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement,…
More Leadership Quotes
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. — Lance Armstrong
- The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang. — Mary Kay Ash
- Every silver lining has a cloud. — Mary Kay Ash
- Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise. — Mary Kay Ash
- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
- A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership. — Chinua Achebe
- Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to… — Ibrahim Babangida