… mean changing the rank of followers but changing their response to their rank, their response to their superiors and to the situation at hand.”
— Barbara Kellerman
Tag Archives: Understanding
A good leader….
… is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit
– John Maxwell
I conceive a…
Effective leaders….
… allow great people to do the work they were born to do
– Warren G Bennis
If a man does…
… not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away
– Henry David Thoreau
You cannot be…
a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too
— Sam Rayburn
Impossible is just…
… a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than believe in the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact; It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration; It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing
– Muhammed Ali
Followers are…
… more important to leaders than leaders are to followers
– Barbara Kellerman
It is better to…
… lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership
– Nelson Mandela
A true dreamer…
is one who knows how to navigate in the dark
– John Paul Warren
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