……. troublesome humour some men have, that if they may not lead, they will not follow; but had rather a thing were never done, than not done their own way, tho’ other ways very desirable.
– William Penn
Tag Archives: Influence
Leadership is….
….. the ability to establish standards and manage a creative climate where people are self-motivated toward the mastery of long term constructive goals, in a participatory environment of mutual respect, compatible with personal values.
– Mike Vance
He who has…..
…….. learned how to obey will know how to command.
– Solon
Control is …..
….. not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50 percent of your time leading yourself–your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct. Invest at least 20 percent leading those with authority over you and 15 percent leading your peers. If you don’t understand that you work for your mislabeled ‘subordinates,’ then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.
– Dee Hock
Leaders…..
…….. touch a heart before they ask for a hand.
– John C Maxwell
Those who are ….
….. successfully to lead their fellow-men, should have once possessed the nobler feelings. We have all known individuals whose magnanimity was not likely to be troublesome on any occasion; but then they betrayed their own interests by unwisely omitting the consideration, that such feelings might exist in the breasts of those whom they had to guide and govern: for they themselves cannot even remember the time when in their eyes justice appeared preferable to expediency, the happiness of others to self-interest, or the welfare of a State to the advancement of a party.
– Arthur Helps
Leadership……
…… is taken, not given.
– Louise Sterling & Sue Davidoff
The genius of……
………. a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
– Walter Lippmann
People buy into….
….. the leader before they buy into the vision.
– John C Maxwell
The greatest leaders….
…….. mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.
– Ken Blanchard
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