Great Leader Quotes - Page 9

• Sex energy is the creative energy of all geniuses. There never has been, and never will be a great leader, builder or artist lacking in the driving force of sex.

  Napoleon Hill

  Sex, Artist, Creative

  Napoleon Hill (2005). “Think and Grow Rich with Foreword by Lewis Schiff”, p.138, Lulu.com

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• I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Office, Leader, Want

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• Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.

  Marshall Goldsmith

  Successful, People, Leader

  Marshall Goldsmith (2010). “What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful”, p.72, Profile Books

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• Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.

  Lou Holtz

  Leader, Knows

  "Lou Holtz sorry for Hitler line". www.nydailynews.com. October 18, 2008.

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• This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.

  Steve Ballmer

  Decision, Leader, Innovation

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• I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a man who goes around with a little oil can and when he sees a breakdown, offers his help. To me, the man who does that is greater than any holy man in saffron-colored robes. The mechanic with the oil can: that is my ideal in life.

  Baba Amte

  Men, Oil, Leader

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• I have seen competent leaders who stood in front of a platoon and all they saw was a platoon. But great leaders stand in front of a platoon and see it as 44 individuals, each of whom has aspirations, each of who wants to live, each of whom wants to do good.

  Norman Schwarzkopf

  Leadership, Want, Saws

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• Great leaders rally people to a better future.

  Marcus Buckingham

  People, Leader, Better Future

  Marcus Buckingham (2008). “The One Thing You Need to Know: ... About Great Managing, Great Leading and Sustained Individual Success”, p.59, Simon and Schuster

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• No man can become a great leader of men unless he has the milk of human kindness in his own heart, and leads by suggestion and kindness, rather than by force.

  Napoleon Hill

  Kindness, Heart, Men

  Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.134, Penguin

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• Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing that the more vital skill is asking the right questions…. Berger poses many fascinating questions, including this one: What if companies had mission questions rather than mission statements? This is a book everyone ought to read—without question.

  Adam Grant

  Book, Believe, Skills

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• The leader is the bell ringer, the trumpet blower, the drum beater, the vibration maker, and the vision caster… A great leader imparts the burden, inspires commitment, and sets the pace for achievement of God’s purpose.

  Phil Pringle

  Commitment, Achievement, Leader

  Phil Pringle (2010). “You The Leader”, p.28, Whitaker House

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• It's a very simple thing on the make-or-break decision, it's the guy, and that's what separates the great leaders and great successes, and if you don't listen to it, you don't have it, you're never gonna get it, 'cause it's never gonna come from someplace else.

  Donny Deutsch

  Simple, Guy, Decision

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• In the City of God there will be a great thunder,
  Two brothers torn apart by Chaos,
  while the fortress endures,
  the great leader will succumb,
  The third big war will begin when the big city is burning

  Nostradamus

  Brother, War, Cities

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• In all great leaders there is a purpose and intensity which is unmistakable.

  L. Ron Hubbard

  Leader, Purpose, Intensity

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• A great leader cannot worry about being well liked.

  Andrew Hill

  Worry, Leader, Wells

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• Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change.

  Pete du Pont

  Leader, Saws, Use

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• Warren Berger’s book is a cure for a disease in large enterprises. A More Beautiful Question provides a framework to help leaders ask the most important questions—which is one of the most fundamental characteristics of a great leader—while sharing inspiring stories to show the incredible power of this concept.

  Jim Stengel

  Beautiful, Book, Leader

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• Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.

  Chip Conley

  Impact, People, Goal

  "Mastering the Anxiety Equation: A Remedy for Fearful Times" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.

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• Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.

  Jon Gordon

  Greatness, Leader, Succeed

  Twitter post from Oct 14, 2016

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• I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader.

  Edward Tufte

  Leadership, Beautiful, Writing

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• Great leaders love to see people grow. The day you are afraid of them being better than you is the day you fail as a leader.

  Jack Welch

  People, Leader, Failing

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• To be a great leader, you must be a great listener

  Richard Branson

  Leader, Self Improvement, Listeners

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• Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, mission and a team that deliver results at a high level, even the best product won't make a company successful.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspiring, Team, Successful

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• A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.

  Simon Sinek

  Sacrifice, Numbers, People

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• Renowned management guru Peter F.Drucker looked back at his 65-year consulting career shortly before he died. He concluded that great leaders could either be 'charismatic or dull' or 'visionary or numbers-orientated,' but the most inspiring and effective managers he knew all had said we rather than I.

  Robert I. Sutton

  Leadership, Years, Careers

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