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

leadership

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

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason. 2 more 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 views from Harvey S. Firestone

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

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

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes. 3 views 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 other sayings from Hubert H. Humphrey

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader. 9 more quotes from Margaret Fuller

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

Leaders grasp nettles. 11 more sayings from David Ogilvy

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

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

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. 10 views 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 more views from Casey Stengel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A leader is a dealer in hope. 50 quotes 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 thoughts from Tom Landry

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

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

What helps people, helps business. 2 quotes from Leo Burnett

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. 36 wisdom & wit from Theodore Roosevelt

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

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles but today it means getting along with people. 100 more quotes 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 sayings from Andrew Carnegie

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

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects. 19 more 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 more sayings 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 sayings from J. Paul Getty

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

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

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

Example is leadership. 15 more thoughts from Albert Schweitzer

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

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

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. 40 quotes from William James

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

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

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

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

Education is the mother of leadership. 2 quotes from Wendell Willkie

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

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

The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it. 2 more quotes 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