Tag Archives: Integrity

A man…

… can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.

– Brandon Sanderson

There are….

… many elements to a campaign.Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.

– Bernd Brecher

A new leader…

… has to be able to change an organisation that is dreamless, soulless and visionless… someone’s got to make a wake up call.

– Warren Bennis

The superior…

… man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions

– Confucius

A fresh….

… critical look is being taken at the issues of power and authority, and people are beginning to learn, however haltingly, to relate to one another in less coercive and more creatively supporting ways. A new moral principle is emerging, which holds that the only authority deserving of one’s allegiance is that which is freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader in response to, and in proportion to, the clearly evident servant stature of the leader. Those who choose to follow this principle will not casually accept the authority of existing institutions. Rather, they will freely respond only to individuals who are chosen as leaders because they are proven and trusted as servants. To the extent that this principle prevails in the future, the only truly viable institutions will be those that are predominantly servant led.

– Robert Greenleaf

There is…

… no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.

– Winston Churchill

The good will…

… of the governed will be starved if not fed by the good deeds of the governors.

– Benjamin Franklin

Effort…

… and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

– John F. Kennedy

The led…

… must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.

– Albert Einstein

People will…

… forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel

– Maya Angelou