Outstanding Leadership Quotes - Page 3

It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

George Washington

Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

George Washington, John Clement Fitzpatrick, David Maydole Matteson (1776). “The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799”, p.269

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My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.

Steve Jobs

Motivational, Leadership, Jobs

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To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.

Pat Riley

Leadership, Basketball, Motivational Sports

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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

William Arthur Ward

Motivational, Leadership, Basketball

William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

Harvey S. Firestone

Leadership, Helping Others, People

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If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.

Benjamin Hooks

Leadership, Thinking, Empowering Others

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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspirational, Leadership, Hope

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You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Funny, Relationship, Leadership

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Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leadership, Art, Business

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954”, p.477, Best Books on

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Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

Peter Drucker

Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

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Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Stephen Covey

Life, Leadership, Insperational

Stephen R. Covey (2012). “The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey”, p.56, Simon and Schuster

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High sentiments always win in the end. The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

George Orwell

Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

George Orwell (1970). “A Collection of Essays”, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

Andrew Carnegie

Inspirational, Leadership, Confidence

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If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

Maya Angelou

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Maya Angelou (1997). “The Heart of a Woman”, Bantam

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As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Bill Gates

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Theodore Hesburgh

Leadership, Business, Blow

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

John Quincy Adams

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

Aristotle

Inspirational, Leadership, Insperational

Aristotle (2016). “Politics”, p.86, Aristotle

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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

George S. Patton

Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

"War As I Knew It". Book by George S. Patton. Chapter "Reflections and Suggestions", 1947.

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When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

George Orwell

Leadership, Courage, Empowering Others

George Orwell (1970). “A Collection of Essays”, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

Nelson Mandela

Inspirational, Leadership, Appreciation

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

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A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Max Lucado

Motivational, Strength, Leadership

Max Lucado (2010). “Chronicles of the Cross Collection”, p.205, Harper Collins

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A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Inspiring, Leadership

An address at the Episcopal National Cathedral, Washington D.C, March 31, 1968.

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If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.

Dolly Parton

Inspirational, Leadership, Dream

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I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

Robert E. Lee

Motivational, Inspiring, Trust

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