The final test…

… of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on

— Walter Lippmann

There are two…

… ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish

– Warren G. Bennis

Good leaders…

… make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery

– Warren G. Bennis

When you accept…

… a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others

– Kelley Armstrong

Followership does not…

… mean changing the rank of followers but changing their response to their rank, their response to their superiors and to the situation at hand.”

— Barbara Kellerman

A good leader….

… is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit

– John Maxwell

Followers are…

… more important to leaders than leaders are to followers

–  Barbara Kellerman

It is better to…

… lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership

– Nelson Mandela

A true dreamer…

is one who knows how to navigate in the dark

– John Paul Warren

Education makes…

… a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

– Henry Peter Brougham,

The Present State of Law, 1828