Author Archives: Paradigms of Leadership

Lead me….

… follow me, or get out of my way.

–  General George Patton

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

To have long term…

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

-Pat Riley

You gain strength….

…. courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

– Eleanor Roosevelt

The very essence…

….. of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.

– Reverend Theodore Hesburgh

I start with…

… the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

– Ralph Nader

A great leader’s….

…. courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

– John Maxwell

Leaders aren’t born…..

….. they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

– Vince Lombardi

As we look…

…. ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

– Bill Gates

Earn your….

… leadership every day.

–Michael Jordan