ABOUT LEADERSHIP
He who gains victory over other men is strong; but he who gains victory over himself is all powerful.
A man who enjoys responsibility usually gets it. A man who merely likes exercising authority usually loses it.
No man is a leader until his appointment is ratified in the minds and hearts of his men.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do,and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
Who is narrow of vision cannot be big of heart.
You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.
Character and personal force are the only investments that are worth anything.
People love to be asked for advice, for help, for attention in any form; it makes them feel more valuable, more real.
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.
"The real leader has no need to lead—he is content to point the way." (Henry Miller)
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
No matter how much work you can do, no matter how engaging your personality may be, you will not advance far in business if you cannot work through others.
Leaders permit errors. They permit people to experiment and they encourage learning by it. People who don't make mistakes usually don't make anything else either.
A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities.
Treat a man as he appears to be, and you make him worse. But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be.
"In simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up, and goes." (John Erksine)
"Managers try to be heroes, leaders try to make heroes." (Mark Sanborn)
"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and the self restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they are doing it." (Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919)
"If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself." (Woodrow Wilson)
"Facts are fine but passion persuades." (Mark Hank)
"None of us is as smart as all of us." (Unknown)
"Failure is the only opportunity to begin again more intelligently." (Henry Ford)
"A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improves the system they live under." (Sam Ervin)
"The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet." (Father Theodore Hesburgh Former president, University of Notre Dame)
"To lead in the 21st century you will be required to have both character and competence." (Norman Schwarzkopf)
"The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility—that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings." (John Adair)
"If you would hit the mark, aim a little above it; every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth." (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall." (Stephen R. Covey)
"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value." (Albert Einstein)
"To turn a vision into a beacon, leaders at all levels must model behavior consistent with the vision at all times." (Tom Peters Thriving on Chaos)
"The job of a football coach is make men do what they don't want to do, in order to achieve what they've always wanted to be." (Tom Landry )
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." (Max De Pree)
“The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward.” - Igor
"There ain’t no rules around here. We’re trying to accomplish something." (Thomas Edison)
"A leader is a dealer in hope." (Napoleon Bonaparte)
"I'm their leader, I've got to follow them." (Alexandre Ledru-Rollin)
"The highest of distinctions is service to others." (King George VI)
"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability." (Roy L. Smith)
"We have to undo a 100-year old concept and convince our managers that their role is not to control people and stay “on top“ of things, but rather to guide, energize, and excite." (Jack Welch CEO, General Electric)
"Don't wait for your ship to come in; swim out to it." (Anonymous)
"You got to be careful if you don’t know where you're going, because you might not get there." (Yogi Berra)
"Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so." (Thomas Carlyle)
"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been." (Wayne Gretsky)
"I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar." (Sir Winston Churchill)
"The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades." (John Kotter)
"Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so." (Thomas Carlyle)
"I'm their leader, I've got to follow them." (Alexandre Ledru-Rollin)
"People love to be asked—for advice, for help, for attention in any form; it makes them feel more valuable, more real." (Christopher Matthews Hardball)
"As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. When the best leader’s work is done, the people say, “We did it ourselves”." (Lao-Tzu)
"Perhaps in His wisdom the Almighty is trying to show us that a leader may chart the way, may point out the road to lasting peace, but that many leaders and many peoples must do the building." (Eleanor Roosevelt)
“Who is narrow of vision cannot be big of heart" (Chinese proverb)
"The person who influences me most is not he who does great deeds, but he who makes me feel I can do great deeds." (Mary Parker Follett)
"Knowing others is Wisdom, Knowing yourself is Enlightenment" -Lao Tzu
"JOY is the ultimate expression of gratitude and appreciation." - There are 365 days in a year. If you are angry or sad, those 365 days will pass by you anyway. So mine as well make each day worthwhile and be happy and live it with JOY! Maggie Lee ^_^
“You may not be able to decide the length of your life but you surely can control the depth!”
"The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades." (John Kotter)
"I was not the lion, but it fell to me to give the lion's roar." (Sir Winston Churchill)
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead)
"Failure is the only opportunity to begin again more intelligently." (Henry Ford)