A friend of mine sent me this list of quotes about Leadership that I thought would be great to post here.
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Leadership is influence.
— Many
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”
— Businessman Max DePree
“My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.”
— General Montgomery
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
— Businessman Jack Welch
“The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do.”
— Industrialist and Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie
“He who has great power should use it lightly.”
— Seneca
“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
— President Theodore Roosevelt
“To lead people, walk beside them … As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate … When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves!’”
— Lao-Tse
“You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.”
— Senator Sam Rayburn
“Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others may receive your orders without being humiliated.”
— Dag Hammarskjöld
“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
— General Colin Powell
“Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”
— President Harry Truman
