The essence….

…. of leadership is relationship; influencing people to achieve things together that can’t be achieved alone

– Leonard Sweet

The great leaders…

…. are like the best conductors – they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players

– Blaine Lee

Great men…

are not born great, they grow great . . .

― Mario Puzo

Do more…

…. than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work

– William Arthur Ward

How do you…

… make sure you get the bubbling up of ideas through a coalition of energy, rather the boiling down that consensus inevitably provokes? It’s about eliminating all the ordinary, in-between stuff that is no good. You have to cut it out and concentrate all the energy on stretching for the best. Then the really good stuff acts as a magnet for more. If you allow middling stuff to stay – the filler stuff – then that works as a magnet for more of the same too

– Siobhan Davies

Success is…

peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable

– John Wooden

One’s philosophy…

… is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes… and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility

– Eleanor Roosevelt

I don’t know…

.. what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

– Albert Schweitzer

Leadership….

… happens at every level of the organisation and no one can shirk from this responsibility

– Jerry Junkins

I never…

…. saw a pessimistic general win a battle

– Dwight D. Eisenhower