Leadership is not a title. It’s a behavior. LIVE it.
To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.
You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.
CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise – and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence.
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.
The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.
Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power.
Find the right people, not the best people.
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
If they want you to cook the dinner, at least they ought to let you shop for some of the groceries.
Bosses push, Leaders pull. Real leadership is servant leadership.
Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That you can make the world a better place.
Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.
If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood, sweat, and tears.
There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do. A leader’s true value is measured by the work they inspire others to do.