Leader Quote by John Adair

“Our elected leaders treat us as children or consumers — ideally both, monstrous in our appetites, unable to discriminate between our wants and our needs.”

— Philip Connors

“Romantic literature often presents the individual as somebody caught in a struggle against the state and the market. Nothing could be further from the…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Romantic literature often presents the individual as somebody caught in a struggle against the state and the market. Nothing could be further from the…

— Yuval Noah Harari

In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like…

— James MacGregor Burns

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

— Colin Powell

I would assert that highly effective leaders are made more than they're born. Every leader I know who's been highly effective has worked hard…

— Douglas Conant

Effective leaders are willing to use power and authority, but they're doing it in the service of the collective good, as opposed to self-aggrandizement.

— Noel Tichy

Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get…

— Bill Hybels

The most striking thing about highly effective leaders is how little they have in common. What one swears by, another warns against. But one…

— Larry Osborne

“Worried that you’re not a born leader? That you lack charisma, the right talents, or some other secret ingredient? No need: leadership isn’t about…

— Harvard Business School Press

Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.

— Howard Schultz

Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.

— Warren G. Bennis