Leadership Quotes

Leadership is influence.
John C. Maxwell

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.
Larry Bird

Respect, Able, Getting

No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.
W. Clement Stone

Dreams, Matter, Plan

How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.
David Joseph Schwartz

Mind, Thinking, Through

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.
J. P. Morgan

Able, Far, Farther

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
Henry A. Kissinger

Alone, Leader, Stand

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Warren G. Bennis

Reality, Vision, Capacity

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
Tony Blair

Art, Saying, Easy

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.
Peter Drucker

Good, Decisions, Making

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.
John C. Maxwell

Before, Leader, Vision

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.
Henry Miller

Real, Leader, Point

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
Bo Bennett

Leaders, Simply, Initiative

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.
Chuck Tanner

Patience, Important, Secret

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
Andrew Carnegie

Great, Business, Person

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
Ray Kroc

Luck, Sweat, Luckier

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
Nolan Bushnell

Person, Everyone, Off

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

Leader, Themselves, Quality

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.
Henry A. Kissinger

After, Leader, Familiar

Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.
Tom Peters

Management, Telling, Nurturing

In fair weather prepare for foul.
Thomas Fuller

Weather, Fair, Prepare

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
Andrew Carnegie

Second, Shell, Oyster

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.
Tom Hopkins

True, Self, Getting

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.
Roy E. Disney

Decisions, Making, Values

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
Casey Stengel

Good, Hate, Away

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
Bernard Baruch

Why, Fall, Asked

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