If you believe…

 … that lack of authority prevents you from leading effectively, it is time to rethink your understanding of leadership.
– Mike Bonem & Roger Pattison

Contrary to…

… popular opinion, leadership is not a reserved position for a particular group of people who were elected or appointed, ordained or enthroned. Leadership is self-made, self-retained, self-inculcated and then exposed through a faithful, sincere and exemplary life.

– Israelmore Avivor

It is absurd….

… that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself

– Latin Proverb

The key to….

successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

– Kenneth Blanchard

No man is…..

…… good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.

– Abraham Lincoln

No general can…..

……. fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.

– Philip Armour

He who has…..

…….. learned how to obey will know how to command.

– Solon

Effective leadership is….

…… not about controlling from the top; it is about unleashing the power of people.

– Gordon Sullivan & Michael Harper

No man can…..

….stand on top because he is put there.

– H. H. Vreeland

“Authority should be …..

….. seen as a part of leadership, not as a way around it.”

— Michael McKinney