Beware of…

… those who stand aloof and greet each venture with reproof. The world would stop if things were run by men who say ‘it can’t be done’

– Samuel Glove

Whoever is…

careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with the important matters

– Albert Einstein

The glue…

…. that holds all relationships together — including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based in integrity

– Anthony Robbins

The only…

… limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today; let us move forward with strong and active faith

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Character…

…. makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership

– John Maxwell

Sometimes…

…. I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don’t act on it, your people will eventually stop bringing bad news to your attention and that is the beginning of the end

– Bill Gates

When….

… you make it to the top, turn and reach down for the person behind you

– Abraham Lincoln

Followers…

… who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an 
unbeatable combination

– Warren G Bennis

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

The leader….

of the past… is a doer; of the present, a planner; of the future, a teacher. Their job is to develop capabilities; not to plan the company’s actions but to increase its capacity to act, its responsiveness, and its repertoire…. This kind of leader doesn’t need to know everything; on the contrary, they will want to be surrounded by people who know a whole lot more but trust them to weigh their competing claims

– Thomas A. Stewart.