Good Leader Quotes - Page 6

• We can influence people for bad or good.

  Johnny Hunt

  Leadership, People, Influence

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• I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go.

  Richard Branson

  Believe, People, Leader

  "How To Turn Your Idea Into Reality – The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Nathan Chan, foundr.com. May 30, 2018.

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• We have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her truthfulness, her thoughtfulness, [Angela Merkel] doing her homework, knowing her facts, her commitment to looking out for the interests of the German people first, but recognizing that part of good leadership on behalf of the nation requires engaging the world as a whole, and participating effectively in multilaterally institutions, I think she's been outstanding.

  Barack Obama

  Integrity, Commitment, Thinking

  Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel of Germany in a Joint Press Conference, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. November 17, 2016.

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• I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

  Mark Wahlberg

  Fathers Day, Brother, Uncles

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

  Amy Hempel

  Leader, Following, Scarce

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• Good leaders reach solutions, and then stop. They do not dare to rely on force.

  Laozi

  Leader, Taoism, Force

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• An important mark of a good leader [is] to know you don’t know it all and never will.

  Anne M. Mulcahy

  Leader, Important, Know It All

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• A good leader leads from the front. Don't get stuck in the office. Get out, meet people and listen to their stories.

  Richard Branson

  Leadership, People, Office

  FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Mar 27, 2012

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• Strategy equals execution. All the great ideas and visions in the world are worthless if they can't be implemented rapidly and efficiently. Good leaders delegate and empower others liberally, but they pay attention to details, every day.

  Colin Powell

  Ideas, Empowering, Leader

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• Good leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it.

  Simon Sinek

  Hard Work, Special, Energy

  Twitter post from Oct 04, 2013

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• Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.

  Jeffrey R. Immelt

  Leadership, Team, Inspiration

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• A good leader shares information, even if they don't know the whole story. Without any information, people create their own, which causes fear and paranoia.

  Simon Sinek

  People, Leader, Stories

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• I believe one of the requirements of good leadership is the ability to listen - really listen - to those in your organization. An effective leader is very good at listening, and it's difficult to listen when you are talking.

  John Wooden

  Believe, Talking, Organization

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• A good leader... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.

  Haile Selassie

  Emotional, Thinking, Leader

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• The leader is best, When people are hardly aware of his existence, Not so good when people praise his government, Less good when people stand in fear, Worst, when people are contemptuous. Fail to honor people, and they will fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who speaks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, The people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Government, People

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• In the hands of vicious men, a mob will do anything. But under good leaders it's quite a different story.

  Euripides

  Men, Hands, Leader

  Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Euripides”

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• Good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way.

  Chris Hadfield

  Leadership, Mean, People

  Chris Hadfield (2013). “An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth”, p.71, Pan Macmillan

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• Good leadership is hard to measure on a daily basis which is why so many default to doing what's easy to measure instead.

  Simon Sinek

  Good Leadership, Easy, Default

  Twitter post from May 07, 2015

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• You know you're a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.

  Colin Powell

  Leadership, People, Curiosity

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• Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.

  Colin Powell

  Leadership, Moving, Fire

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• Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader cant just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

  Lisa Leslie

  Leader, Quality, Able

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• Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own.

  Anne M. Mulcahy

  Leadership, Good Leadership, Company

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• Bad leaders care about who is right.  Good leaders care about what is right

  Simon Sinek

  Leader, Care

  Twitter post from Mar 29, 2013

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• Our children, our grandchildren, our students, our young athletes. We need to be pouring leadership principles into them constantly, and teaching, and instructing them how to become good leaders in the future.

  Pat Williams

  Children, Teaching, Athlete

  Source: nerdreactor.com

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• You talk about seeing around corners as an element of success. That's what differentiates the good leader. Not many people have it. Not many people can predict that corner. That would be a characteristic of great leaders.

  Jack Welch

  People, Leader, Would Be

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