I will speak….

…. ill of no man, and speak all the good I know of everybody

– Benjamin Franklin

Leadership is….

not the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It is a process ordinary people use when they are bringing forth the best from themselves and others

– Anon

I am reminded…

how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be

– Warren Bennis

Leadership….

… is the challenge to be something more than average

– Jim Rohn

A community….

….. is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

– Henrik Ibsen

Look at a day….

….. when you are supremely satisfied at the end. it’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s when you’ve had everything to do and you’ve done it

– Margaret Thatcher

Visionary people…

… face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution

– Bill Hybels

The people…

… who are lifting the world onward and upward are those who encourage more than they criticise

– Elizabeth Harrison

A leader’s role….

….. is to raise people’s aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there

– David Gergen

Excellence is….

…Caring more than others think is wise;
Risking more than others think is safe;
Dreaming more than others think is practical.
Expecting more than others think is possible

– Winston Churchill