… who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination
– Warren G Bennis
Tag Archives: Leadership
If there is….
… a trait which characterises leaders it is opportunism. Successful people are very often those who steadfastly refuse to be daunted by disadvantage and have the ability to turn disadvantage to good effect. They are people who seize opportunity and take risks. Leadership then seems to be a matter of personality and character
– John Viney
A mind…
… is a fire to be ignited, not a vessel to be filled
– Plutarch
To command…
…. is to serve, nothing more and nothing less
– Andre Malraux
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To lead people, walk beside them …
… As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear;
and the next, the people hate …
When the best leader’s work is done the people say,
“We did it ourselves!”
– Lao-tsu
Do not…
… wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person
– Mother Teresa
The secret of…
…. a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests
– Gail Sheehy
Leadership is…
… the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it
– Warren G Bennis
Leave your…
…mark where others can only dream of going
– Anon
It is…
…the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute
– William Pollard
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