8,953 Quotes About Leadership

With a Masters in Management from USC, I did some consultant work in Reorganization, New Products, and Change. Amazon was smart to have me as a Beta and got my advice for free. Amazon was the only company who did because for other companies, it wasn't. But what I got from Amazon is a good understanding of how they operate, the culture, and the people behind the business - Strong by Kailin Gow

Rather than saying our leaders aren't leading, we can, using this distinction, say instead that the people with authority aren't exercising any leadership.

A leader is best when people barely know that he [or she] exists,Of a good leader who talks little,When the work is done,The aim is fulfilledThey will say, “We did this ourselves.

This is one of the hardest lessons to learn when we get promoted to a position of leadership - that we are no longer responsible for doing the job, we are now responsible for the people who do the job. There isn't a CEO on the planet who is responsible for the customer. CEOs are responsible for the people who are responsible for the customer. Get that right and everybody wins - employees and customers.

Your leadership ability is determined by their leadership gap.

Don’t believe everything you think. Our minds are thought-creating machines. Most of these thoughts are fear-based. Our authentic self has the power to pick the thoughts that best serve us and those we lead.

The best leaders have the ability to effectively communicate, engage, and influence across a full spectrum of different perspectives and personalities. 

Commanders have an eye not just for what they do, but for what those around them do. Commanders size up people's strengths and weaknesses. They know where someone will shine and where they will collapse. Other warriors will obey a true commander because they can tell that the commander knows what he- or she- is doing.

The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be.