True Leader Quotes

67 quotes by 51 authors

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have… — Warren G. Bennis
A true leader is one who designs the cathedral and then shares the vision that inspires others to build it. — Jan Carlzon
Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes! It will cease producing them, cease knowing them. Heroes spring from the essence of their… — Rudolf Hess
True leadership must have follower-ship. Management styles can vary, but even an autocrat needs people who believe and simply don't follow from fear. — James D. Robinson III
The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because… — Eugene Habecker
We can drift along as though there were still a cold war, wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on weapons that will never be used,… — Jimmy Carter
Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands. — Peter Cosgrove
The ageless melody, unheard, heals; the healing vision, unseen, leads; the true leaders, immortal, know.... — Khalil Gibran
The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power. — Stephen Covey
A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason. — Harold Geneen
I had the honor to meet Geraldine Ferraro on a few occasions over the years at the DNC and what struck me was how she… — Adrienne Maloof
Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible. — George Foreman
The true leader must submerge himself in the fountain of the people. — Vladimir Lenin
The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake,… — Haile Selassie
True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience. — J. Oswald Sanders
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader. — Robert Kiyosaki
True leadership is an attitude that naturally inspires and motivates others, and it comes from an internalized discovery about yourself. — Myles Munroe
True leaders respect and honor authority but are comfortable in its presence. — Myles Munroe
The highest manifestation of true leadership is to identify oneâ€™s replacement and to begin mentoring him or her. — Myles Munroe
A true Leader asks advice, when he has time to think; but he never asks advice in a crisis. He acts. — Herbert Newton Casson

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