Leadership and Quotes About It

Leadership becomes more and more a subject of interest not only for managers but also for all the individuals who want to improve their skills and pass it on to others. The world has seen the dictatorship of communist leaders and its disastrous consequences. All systems that enforce their ideology upon people will have to lose in the end, that’s why as a leader, you need to be aware of what to do and just as much, of what to avoid doing.

I’ll let you read on the quotations about leadership and as you meditate on them, also think about the most efficient Leader who lead others trough the power of example and by proving practical means of solving the problems of His followers, think about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He is the greatest Leader of all times!

"A study at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management found that compassion and building teamwork will be two of the most important characteristics business leaders will need for success a decade from now." Doc Childre and Bruce Cryer

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality." Max DePree

"A rising tide lifts all boats." American proverb

"Leadership is action, not position." Donald H. McGannon

"The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their perseverance under the promptings of a brave, determined spirit." Mark Twain

"He that would be a leader must be a bridge." Welsh proverb

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him....But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, "’We did it ourselves.’" Lao Tzu

"The only way around is through." Robert Frost

"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." Ray Kroc

"The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become." Harold Taylor

"Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing people"—that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations." Peter F. Drucker

"Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men." Lao Tzu

"Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated." Fred Smith

"Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes." Peter Ferdinand Drucker

"A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless." Charles deGaulle

"Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader." Tacitus

"Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning." Warren Bennis

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." John F. Kennedy

"No organization is stronger than the quality of its leadership, or ever extends its constituency far beyond the degree to which its leadership is representative." Edgar Powell

"Leadership is action, not position." Donald H. McGannon

"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on." Walter Lippmann

"I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." Ralph Nader

"I have to get the most energy out of a man and have discovered that it cannot be done if he hates another man. Hate blocks his energy and he isn't up to par until he eliminates it and develops a friendly feeling..."(towards all his teammates.) Knute Rockne - Professional Football Coach

"The first step to leadership is servanthood. "John Maxwell

To be a great leader, you need to learn from the best. Take Jesus Christ as example and you’ll always be on The Winner’s side, for He Himself is The Winner!