….. they maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don’t follow discouraged leaders. They follow those who persist with hope.
– Rick Warren
Category Archives: Followership
Leadership is …..
……. ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.
– Alan Keith
Leadership is…..
….. lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.
– Peter Drucker
Effective leadership is….
…… not about controlling from the top; it is about unleashing the power of people.
– Gordon Sullivan & Michael Harper
The leader continually……
……. passes on the vision to those who come around, knowing that dreams, if presented right, are contagious.
– John C. Maxwell
True leadership…..
….. strengthens the followers. It is a process of teaching, setting an example, and empowering others. If you seek to lead, your ability will ultimately be measured in the successes of those around you.
– David Niven
Life is the leader’s…..
……laboratory, and exemplary leaders use it to conduct as many experiments as possible. Try, fail, learn. Try, fail, learn. Try, fail, learn. That’s the leader’s mantra. Leaders are learners. They learn from their failures as well as their successes, and they make it possible for others to do the same.
– James Kouzes & Barry Posner
Leadership is not just…..
……. the province of people at the top. Leadership can occur at all levels and by any individual. In fact, we see that it is important for leaders to develop leadership in those below them.
– Bernard Mass & Ronald Riggio
The Leadership Question…..
How is the question most frequently asked of Leaders……
Why should be the question most frequently answered……
– Paradigms of Leadership
Leadership is the ……
…… name that people use to make sense out of complex events and the outcomes of events they otherwise would not be able to explain. In other words, people attribute leadership to certain individuals who are called leaders because people want to believe that leaders cause things to happen rather than have to explain causality by understanding complex social forces or analyzing the dynamic interaction among people, events, and environment.
– Joseph C Rost
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