Leadership
693 quotes: 53 by Keith Craft, 640 from other voices.
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- The real leader has no need to lead — he is content to point the way.
- The real measure of our power is the freedom and opportunity we create for others.
- The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others.
- The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive.
- The right to be respected is won by respecting others.
- The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
- The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.
- The serene, silent beauty of a holy life is the most powerful influence in the world, next to the might of the Spirit of God.Charles H. SpurgeonCommonly attributed
- The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
- The single greatest advantage any company can achieve is organizational health.
- The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
- The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
- The spirit of a person's life is ever shedding some power, just as a flower is steadily bestowing fragrance upon the air.
- The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.
- The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.
- The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
- The supreme quality for a leader is unquestionably integrity.
- The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.
- The task of the leader is to get their people from where they are to where they have not been.
- The team will in a large measure reflect the spirit of the coach.
- The test of leadership is, is anything or anyone better because of you?
- The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.Albert SchweitzerCommonly attributed
- The true aim of every one who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds.
- The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision.
- The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.
- The way to subject all things to thyself is to subject thyself to reason; thou shalt govern many, if reason govern thee. Wouldst thou be crowned the monarch of a little world? command thyself.
- The way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers
- The weak make others feel inferior. The strong make others feel equal.
- The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.
- The x factor of a great leader is humility combined with will.
- There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
- There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
- There are two ways of spreading light; to be The candle or the mirror that reflects it.
- There is a transcendent power in example. We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.
- There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.
- There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example.John WoodenCommonly attributed
- There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
- There is no seamanship on a smooth sea and in a fair wind. The storm is what makes the mariner.
- There is no stronger test of a man's real character than power and authority, exciting, as they do, every passion, and discovering every latent vice.
- There is not a person we employ who does not, like ourselves, desire recognition, praise, gentleness, forbearance, patience.