…… in this changed world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilization all that it has of value, the spirit that serves as the life-blood of our own country – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.
– Napoleon Hill
………. a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
– Walter Lippmann
…….. you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn’t know where he is going.
– Joe Namath
……. not leaders automatically gravitate toward lines–limitations set by others. Many people are taught this in kindergarten when they are instructed to stay within the lines while colouring. But leaders are more creative than that. They look for options and opportunities. They try to take things in a new direction, or beyond the limit. Progress and innovation are made by people who think without lines.
– John C Maxwell
….. high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.
– Ken Blanchard
……. when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.
– Abraham Lincoln
…….. to look into the future, to gaze across the time horizon and communicate to us what they see. It’s not about being prescient or clairvoyant. It’s about being discerning and perceptive. It’s about noticing what’s around the corner.
– James Kouzes & Barry Posner
……not about calling yourself “leader”; rather, it’s about taking up the cause to change some piece of the world for the better. Real leadership, in other words, is an extreme act rooted in love and motivated by a desire to create a better world–whether it’s the world of your company, team, neighbourhood, or family.
– Steve Farber & Matthew Kelly
……… turn their followers into leaders, realizing that the journey ahead requires many guides.
– James Kouzes and Barry Posner
…… of their environment, but unlike most creatures, they are also movers of it. As movers of and within the organization, they push it forward, at the same time shaping it as much as it shapes them.
– John Baldoni
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