In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still.
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
Be strong, but not rude; Be kind, but not weak; Be bold, but not bully; Be humble, but not timid; Be prooud, but not arrogant.
Leaders aren't born they are made.
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington.
To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.
You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops.
The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born - that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
People will never forget how you made them feel.
If you think you can't, you're right.
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.
To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.
That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
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