Leader Quote by Orrin Woodward

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

— Anonymous

Organizations that destroy the status quo win. Whatever the status quo is, changing it gives you the opportunity to be remarkable.

— Seth Godin

A leader who loves status quo soon becomes a follower.

— John C. Maxwell

Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change.

— Seth Godin

You want continual improvement? Then I challenge every employee in an organization to discard the status quo and ask themselves everyday, How can I…

— John Novak

Change doesnt always mean progress, but the status quo isnt always the best result either. It is merely the most convenient.

— Harsha Bhogle

Change doesn't always mean progress, but the status quo isn't always the best result either. It is merely the most convenient.

— Harsha Bhogle

“Managers maintain the present while leaders create the future.”

— Orrin Woodward

Managers control. Leaders create commitment.

— John Peter Zenger

You know, the truth is this: it is a leader's job to challenge the status quo. And when you do, you make enemies.

— Carly Fiorina

Once an organization has a strong sense of mission, leaders can focus on trying new things.

— Margaret Hamburg

Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to have to…

— John P. Kotter