Leadership Quotes

You don’t have to be dead to leave a legacy.

The fragile ego of a poor leader can not resist the urge to tug at the delicate fabric of good order and disipline thus unraveling their own true nature.

Donavan Nelson Butler

But I knew something that Elena hadn't. That the measure of a true queen didn't lie in her magic. It had more to do with who she was, and what she was willing to give of herself, than it did with the powers she possessed- Charlaina di Heyse

Kimberly Derting

He was responsible for administering an army that lacked time-tested procedures and routinized policies, so every decision became an improvisational act.

Joseph J. Ellis

African leaders should not turn the continent into a giant collector of donations and loans from wealthy nations—they must find other plausible means to help established their economic security so as to minimize poverty. This incoherent blunder on the mainland must be scrutinized.

We have minds that are equipped for certainty, linearity and short-term decisions, that must instead make long-term decisions in a non-linear, probabilistic world.

his was a profession in which a good leader constantly had to adapt to new weapons, whether he liked them or not,

David Halberstam

Leaders need to sacrifice "power-over" to get "power-to".

I love Hitler for his leadership, but I abhor his actions.

Your organization needs you to be the lead, not the lid. If you're not growing as a leader, you've become the lid

He turned the presidency – and the President's House – into something it had not been before: a center of curiosity and inquiry, of vibrant institution that played informal but important roles in the broader life of the nation, from science to literature.

When a leader is at their limit the last thing they want to hear is that they need to change even more. Maintaining good rhythms of rest, exercise and fun create more energy for a leader to be willing and open for change.

A leader who is confused about the route sows doubt.

Yes, content is king but excellence is his queen. ~ Onyi Anyado.

Nobody is rewarded for occupying a position, but for becoming effective in the position occupied. If you occupy a position, you must have the weight of influence in order to matter!

Israelmore Ayivor

Leadership responsibility is multidimensional and cannot be described in one or two words. It is personal, interpersonal, environmental and societal.

Linda Fisher Thornton

Americans talked about voters the same way Russians talked about Stalin. They had to be obeyed.

Do you know great people are continually quoted while the average always misquote great people?

Adversity Isn’t to Be Avoided

Miles Anthony Smith

One of the things I've learned about vision is people will grab it mentally or, have a crab mentality.

If you follow the herd, people may mistake you for a cow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the Times gave readers far more news, then Lippmann at the Trib made the world seem far more understandable.

David Halberstam

Don't make excuses. Make commitments and stick to them.

Leadership isn't about age but rather, leadership is about influence, impact & inspiration.

Silence is for fools. Communication is for leaders. Justice is for those brave enough to not stand another moment dealing with people that feel the solution to any problem is through cold indifference because of their lack of courage and insecurities.

Shannon L. Alder

Sustainable change, after all, depends not upon compliance with external mandates or blind adherence to regulation, but rather upon the pursuit of the greater good.

Douglas B. Reeves

Being a leader is not about finding ways to get others to serve you, but knowing how to serve your followers.

Mostly we think of people with great authority as higher up, far away, hard to reach. But spiritual authority comes from compassion and emerges from deep inner solidarity with those who are 'subject' to authority. The one who is fully like us, who deeply understands our joys and pains or hopes and desires, and who is willing and able to walk with us, that is the one to whom we gladly give authority and whose 'subjects' we are willing to be.It is the compassionate authority that empowers, encourages, calls forth hidden gifts, and enables great things to happen. True spiritual authorities are located in the point of an upside-down triangle, supporting and holding into the light everyone they offer their leadership to.

Henri J.M. Nouwen

As good surgical doctor works on a patient in the theater with varied kinds of surgical instruments, so a true leader also needs a clean bag of leadership characters that vary from task to task. One-way leaders are obvious failures!

Israelmore Ayivor

Authority confined in you does not make you a leader. It is the authority created by you that makes you influence people with your purpose.

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Ballot papers do not define leaders. Leadership is defined by conviction, vision, passion and inspiration.

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Yes. Oh no! I don't subject myself to a leadership that does not break new territories! It is the job of leadership to succeed in landing its limbs on new grounds.

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If the problems you have this year are the same problems you had last year, then you are not a leader. You are rather a problem on your own that must be solved.

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Real kings and queens are people whose heads are crowned with dreams as they sit on the throne of passion. They rule with visions in the regalia of inspirations!

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Christ is my model of leadership because he faced similar challenges we also face on earth today, but through it all He was victorious. To leaders are not overcome by challenges!

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True leaders are like statues, whether it rains or it shines, they never bend their necks to look backwards! They never run away from challenges!

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The fact that a seed is viable is not a proof that it’s going to bear good fruits. Some good seeds are destroyed by bad soils. So is leadership; everyone was born to lead, but not all become leaders!

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The sweeper of the street is a leader in his own respect provided he does his job well with all love, diligence and attention than anyone would do when given the same broom sticks.

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Everyone can be a leader irrespective of their age, race, creed, nationality or political affiliation. Once you can figure out your talents and optimize them very well, at the right place and at the right time, you are a leader.

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Jesus’ promise of resurrection of believers came with a demonstration. He did it and said His followers who die will do same. This is leadership! It’s based on truth!

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There is greatness in everyone already. The job of the leader is not to put greatness in anyone. The job of the leader is to make people discover and exploit the greatness already existing in them!

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There are four types of environments; the one that can help destroy you, the one that can help improve you, the one that can destroy the improved you and the one that can improve the destroyed you. Watch out and be vigilant!

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Leaders create a conducive environment for followers to accomplish their respective dreams. True leaders never fall for anything inferior!

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He who cannot serve cannot lead. It is by being a servant that you recognize that followers also have needs. True leaders are service oriented!

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It’s unfair to see managers buying brand new cars for themselves when the salaries of their workers still remain unpaid! Good leaders are not selfish thinkers!

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Knowing God is not enough; you must make Him known to others. Through your living character, you tell more about the living God!

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Just as every crop performs on its specific type of soil, and not all fishes can grow in every kind of water, so is leadership. You can’t lead where you can’t thrive; you can lead where you can survive!

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Leaders believe that falling is not failing, but refusal to rise up after falling is the real form of failure!

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Don't wait to be compelled to do great work.

Points of views that are expressed on Twitter don’t intend to offend, but rather defend and open the conversation up to everyone so that no one has to pretend.

It doesn't matter what your boss thinks as long as he doesn't cry.

To be an ethical leader is indeed to be different. This kind of leader acknowledges the complexity of running a responsible business, yet tries to do it anyway.

For individuals and organizations alike, a reputation is far easier to destroy than it is to build.

The house you built can cave you in if you didn't do it right.

If the people in an organization think the company is small, they will act that way. If they think the company is big, they will act that way.

Every true leader is in the business of God. The good news is that God’s business does not yield loses. Most leaders fail because they claim to be in a business whose owner they never know!

Israelmore Ayivor

It is not about whether you call yourself a leader or not. It is about what you have to show to people as a leader. Leadership is contagious, you carry it and share it.

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A mere motivator sees potentials in people and tells them to take actions. A true leader sees the same potentials in the same people and influences them to optimize them under his God-lead inspirations.

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He who want to be served must first know how to serve.

Lailah Gifty Akita

Never limit oneself based on the limitations of others. If you can not inspire them - leave them to be inspired by your lead

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