562 Quotes Regarding Leadership


The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.
Henry Miller

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
Bo Bennett

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.
Chuck Tanner

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
Andrew Carnegie

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
Ray Kroc

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.
Nolan Bushnell

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Ray Kroc

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.
Henry A. Kissinger

Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.
Tom Peters

In fair weather prepare for foul.
Thomas Fuller

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
Andrew Carnegie

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.
Tom Hopkins

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.
Roy E. Disney

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
Casey Stengel

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
Bernard Baruch

The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
Barbara Sher

The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both.
Vaclav Havel

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
Mary Kay Ash

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.
Harvey S. Firestone

Doing is a quantum leap from imagining.
Barbara Sher