Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

leadership

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never. 6 sayings from Duke Ellington

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason. 2 thoughts from J. P. Morgan

Strong convictions precede great actions. 4 quotes from James Freeman Clarke

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. 6 thoughts from Harvey S. Firestone

Go as far as you can see when you get there, you'll be able to see farther. 2 other wisdom & wit from J. P. Morgan

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people. 6 more wisdom & wit from Harvey S. Firestone

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes. 3 other wisdom & wit from Henry J. Kaiser

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table. 16 views from Hubert H. Humphrey

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. 9 wisdom & wit from Margaret Fuller

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. 46 thoughts from John F. Kennedy

Leaders grasp nettles. 11 more quotes from David Ogilvy

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute. 2 sayings from William Pollard

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. 10 sayings from John D. Rockefeller

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided. 12 quotes from Casey Stengel

Don't find fault, find a remedy. 32 other quotes from Henry Ford

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. 32 thoughts from Henry Ford

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. 10 quotes from John D. Rockefeller

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. 7 quotes from John Quincy Adams

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. 31 sayings from Eric Hoffer

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership. 2 quotes from Charles Edison

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why. 12 more thoughts from Bernard Baruch

A leader is a dealer in hope. 50 views from Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control. 3 more quotes from Tom Landry

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve. 3 more quotes from Tom Landry

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. 5 quotes from Ray Kroc

What helps people, helps business. 2 more wisdom & wit from Leo Burnett

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. 36 more views from Theodore Roosevelt

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership. 33 other quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower

You're only as good as the people you hire. 5 quotes from Ray Kroc

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. 33 more quotes from Dwight D. Eisenhower

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles but today it means getting along with people. 100 views from Mahatma Gandhi

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get. 5 views from Ray Kroc

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. 13 other quotes from Andrew Carnegie

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. 13 quotes from Andrew Carnegie

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. 13 quotes from Andrew Carnegie

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects. 19 other quotes from Charles de Gaulle

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills. 2 quotes from Frederick Smith

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership. 19 quotes from Woodrow Wilson

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves. 12 other quotes from J. Paul Getty

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way. 23 thoughts from Henry Miller

If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully. 45 other thoughts from Thomas Fuller

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. 41 wisdom & wit from Martin Luther King, Jr.

Example is leadership. 15 more quotes from Albert Schweitzer

To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them. 6 quotes from Aristotle Onassis

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it. 40 more quotes from William James

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. 40 more wisdom & wit from William James

In fair weather prepare for foul. 45 quotes from Thomas Fuller

I want to deploy the leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore America's greatness. 2 quotes from Paul Tsongas

There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two. 14 wisdom & wit from Bertolt Brecht

Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it. 5 quotes from Omar N. Bradley

Education is the mother of leadership. 2 other wisdom & wit from Wendell Willkie

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart. 3 sayings from An Wang

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. 3 quotes from Marian Anderson

The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it. 2 wisdom & wit from Cyril Falls

Leadership is particularly necessary to ensure ready acceptance of the unfamiliar and that which is contrary to tradition. 2 wisdom & wit from Cyril Falls