Top Leadership Quotes

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• “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
• “Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.” ~Peter F. Drucker
• “Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence, and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” ~Sheryl Sandberg

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” ~Ronald Reagan

• “Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you’re ready to play as tough as you’re able to, you’d better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.” ~Larry Bird
• “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” ~Estée Lauder
• “What you do has far greater impact than what you say.”  ~Stephen Covey

“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” ~Richard Branson, CEO Virgin

• “Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.” ~Alan Mulally
• “Nothing will work unless you do.” ~John Wooden
• “A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.” ~Simon Sinek

“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” ~George S. Patton

• “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” ~Dale Carnegie
• “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt
• “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.” ~Ray Kroc

“Simple can be harder than complex.  You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.  But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” ~Steve Jobs

• “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
• “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.” ~Jack Welch
• “Knowing what must be done does away with fear.” ~Rosa Parks

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel.  If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” ~Sam Walton, Walmart founder

• “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground”.  ~Theodore Roosevelt
• “We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.” ~Mary Kay Ash
• “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.” ~Andrew Carnegie

“You don’t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful.  You just need a framework and a dream.” ~Michael Dell

• “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.
• “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” ~Michael Jordan

“Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.” ~Tom Peters

• “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” ~Bill Gates
• “You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader.” ~Henry Ford, founder Ford Motor Company
• “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” ~Mother Teresa

“What is now proved was once only imagined.” ~William Blake

• “The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.” ~General Colin Powell
• “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” ~Jack Welch
• “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.”  ~Tom Landry, Pro Football Coach

“The worker is not the problem.  The problem is at the top!  Management!” ~W. Edwards Deming

• “Of all the things I’ve done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.” ~Walt Disney
• “Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” ~Michelle Obama
• “As we look ahead into the 21st century, leaders will be those who empower others.” ~Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft

“What’s dangerous is not to evolve.” ~Jeff Bezos, founder Amazon

• “As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.” ~Indra Nooyi
• “Leaders aren’t born, they are made. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal which is worthwhile.” ~Vince Lombardi
• “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” ~Peter F. Drucker, considered the father of modern management

“The secret to getting ahead is to get started” ~Mark Twain

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