8,953 Quotes About Leadership

In a world devoid of towering political leaders, we seem to have become experts at growing idiots & elevating them to important positions.

Why seek help when you can become the help! Why wish for miracle when you can become the miracle! You are a God O brave-heart – never forget that. Have faith – not in an imaginary monkey up there – but in the powers vested in you by Mother Nature.

Manipulative Leaders Create Distrust and selfishnessTransactional Leaders Create Mediocrity and complacencyMotivational Leaders Create Positivity and ActionInfluential Leaders Create Growth and Empowerment Servant-Leaders Create Authenticity and Explosive GrowthTransformational Leaders Create Change and Leave Legacies

Don't Expect Others to Read or Hear Your Thoughts; if You Want to be Heard, Speak Up and Speak Out!

In politics, it often pays to be ahead of the curve. That holds true for corporate governance too, even more so when politics enter the equation.

The author describes megalomania as seen in Chairman Mao by saying that what he was familiar with, he was really familiar with. This zeal moved the megalomaniac with a complete lack of appreciation for what he DID NOT know.

You should always be prepared to defend your choices, whether just to yourself (sometimes this is the hardest) or to your coworkers, your friends, or your family. The quickest way for people to lose confidence in your ability to ever make a decision is for you to pass the buck, shrug your shoulders, or otherwise wuss out. Learning how to become a decision maker, and how you ultimately justify your choices, can define who you are.

Pass the parcel. That's sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it, and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That's the game I want you to learn. Pass it on.

Leaders build bridges; and seek common grounds to unite. Pygmies build walls; and invent excuses to divide.