Tag Archives: Followership

Good leadership…

… consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people

– John D. Rockefeller

Taking charge of….

… your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.

– Warren G Bennis

He who has…

… never learned to obey cannot be a good commander

– Aristotle

The key to Leadership…

… is not knowledge but understanding.

– Paradigms of Leadership

Learning the secrets….

… and skill of great No.2s remains the surest path to becoming No. 1

— David Heenan and Warren Bennis

A leader takes…

…. people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

– Rosalyn Carter

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

I start with…

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

– Ralph Nader

As we look…

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

– Bill Gates