1. A leader is a dealer in hope. —NapoleonBonaparte
You don’t needa title to be a leader. –Multiple Attributions
A leader is one whoknows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. —John Maxwell
My own definition ofleadershipis this:The capacityand the will to rallymenand womento a common purpose andthe
character whichinspiresconfidence. —General Montgomery
Leadershipis lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raisingof a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a
personalitybeyondits normal limitations. —Peter Drucker
Never doubt that a small groupof thoughtful, concerned citizens can change world. Indeedit is the onlything that ever has. —
Margaret Mead
The nationwill find it veryhardto look upto the leaders whoa re keepingtheir ears to the ground. —Sir WinstonChurchill
The most dangerous leadershipmyth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in
fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather thanborn. —Warren Bennis
To commandis to serve, nothingmore andnothing less. —Andre Malraux
He who has never learnedto obeycannot be a good commander. —Aristotle
Become the kindof leader that people would follow voluntarily;evenifyou hadnotitle or position. —BrianTracy
I start with the premise that the functionof leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. —Ralph Nader
Effective leadershipis not about makingspeeches or being liked;leadershipis definedbyresults not attributes. —Peter Drucker
Anyone canhold the helm whenthe sea is calm. —Publilius Syrus
A great person attracts great people and knows how to holdthem together. —JohannWolfgang VonGoethe
The best executive is the one who has sense enoughto pick goodmento do what he wants done, andself-restraint enoughto
keep frommeddling withthem while theydoit. —Theodore Roosevelt
Leadershipis influence. —John C. Maxwell
You don’t lead bypointingandtellingpeople some place to go. You leadbygoing to that place andmaking a case. —KenKesey
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carryit out. —NapoleonBonaparte
Men make historyand not the other wayaround. In periods where there is no leadership, societystands still. Progressoccurs
when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunityto change things for the better. —HarryS. Truman
People buyintothe leader before theybuyinto the vision. —JohnMaxwell
So much of what we call management consists inmakingit difficult for people to work. —Peter Drucker
The art of leadershipis saying no, not saying yes. It is veryeasyto sayyes. —TonyBlair
The veryessence of leadership is that youhave to have a vision. It’s got to be a visionyou articulate clearlyandforcefullyon
everyoccasion. Youcan’t blow an uncertaintrumpet. —ReverendTheodore Hesburgh
The keyto successful leadershiptodayis influence, not authority. —KennethBlanchard
A good general not onlysees the wayto victory;he also knows when victoryis impossible. —Polybius
A great leader’s courage to fulfill hisvisioncomes frompassion, not position. —JohnMaxwell
A leader takespeople where theywant to go. A great leader takes people where theydon’t necessarilywant to go, but ought to
be. —RosalynnCarter
The challenge of leadershipis to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak;be bold, but not bully;be thoughtful, but not
lazy;be humble, but not timid;be proud, but not arrogant;have humor, but without folly. —JimRohn
Outstanding leaders go out of their wayto boost the self-esteem of their personnel. Ifpeople believe in themselves, it’s
amazing what theycanaccomplish. —Sam Walton
A true leader hasthe confidence to stand alone, the courage to make toughdecisions, andthe compassion to listento the
needs of others. He doesnot set out to be a leader, but becomes one bythe equalityof his actions and the integrityof his
intent. —Douglas MacArthur
A ruler shouldbe slow to punishandswift to reward. —Ovid
No man will make a great leader whowants to doit all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. —AndrewCarnegie
Leadershipis the art of getting someone else to dosomething you want done because he wants to do it. —GeneralDwight
Eisenhower
The leader hasto be practical and a realist yet must talkthe language of the visionaryandthe idealist. —Eric Hoffer
Leaders thinkand talkabout the solutions. Followers thinkandtalk about the problems. —BrianTracy
A man whowants to leadthe orchestra must turn hisback onthe crowd. —Max Lucado
Never tell people how to dothings. Tell themwhat to doandtheywillsurprise you withtheir ingenuity. —General George
Patton
As we look aheadintothe next century, leaders will be those who empower others. —Bill Gates
All of the great leaders have hadone characteristic in common:it was the willingness to confront unequivocallythe major
anxietyof their peopleintheir time. This, and not muchelse, is the essence ofleadership. —John KennethGalbraith
Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticizedanyway. —Eleanor Roosevelt
Don’t necessarilyavoid sharp edges. Occasionallytheyare necessaryto leadership. —DonaldRumsfeld
Education is the mother of leadership. —Wendell Willkie

2. Effective leadershipis puttingfirst things first. Effective management is discipline, carryingit out. —StephenCovey
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, whocancut throughargument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution
everybodycanunderstand. —General Colin Powell
Great leaders are not definedbythe absence of weakness, but rather bythe presence of clear strengths. —JohnZenger
He who has great power should use it lightly. —Seneca
He who has learnedhow to obeywill know howto command. —Solon
I am remindedhowhollow the label of leadership sometimes is andhowheroic followershipcan be. —WarrenBennis
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I cangive you the formula for failure, which is:Tryto please everybody. —Herbert
Swope
If one is lucky, a solitaryfantasycantotallytransformone million realities. —Maya Angelou
If you wouldnot be forgotten, as soon as you are deadandrotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worththe
writing. —BenjaminFranklin
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learnmore, domore andbecome more, you are a leader. —JohnQuincyAdams
In matters of style, swim withthe current;inmatters of principle, stand like a rock. —Thomas Jefferson
It is absurdthat a manshould ruleothers, who cannot rule himself. —LatinProverb
It is better to leadfrombehindandto put others in front, especially whenyou celebrate victorywhennice things occur. You
take the front line whenthere is danger. Thenpeople will appreciate your leadership. —NelsonMandela
Lead andinspire people. Don’t tryto manage andmanipulate people. Inventories canbe managedbut people must be lead. —
Ross Perot
Leaders aren’t born, theyare made. Andtheyare made just like anythingelse, throughhard work. Andthat’s the price we’ll
have to payto achieve that goal, or anygoal. —Vince Lombardi
Leaders must be close enoughto relate to others, but far enoughaheadto motivate them. —JohnC. Maxwell
Leadershipandlearning are indispensable to eachother. —JohnF. Kennedy
Leadershipcannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. —Jesse Jackson
Leadershipdoesnot always wear the harnessof compromise. —Woodrow Wilson
Leadershipis a potent combinationof strategyandcharacter. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. —
Norman Schwarzkopf
Leadershipis solving problems. The daysoldiers stop bringingyou their problems is the dayyou have stopped leading them.
Theyhave either lost confidence that you canhelpor concluded youdo not care. Either case is a failure ofleadership. —Colin
Powell
Leadershipis the keyto 99 percent ofallsuccessful efforts. —Erskine Bowles
Leadershipis unlocking people’s potential to become better. —Bill Bradley
Management is about arrangingand telling. Leadership is about nurturing andenhancing. —TomPeters
Management is efficiencyinclimbing the ladder of success;leadership determineswhether the ladder is leaning against the
right wall. —Stephen Covey
Never give an order that can’t be obeyed. —General Douglas MacArthur
No man is goodenough to governanother manwithout that other’s consent. —AbrahamLincoln
What you do hasfar greater impact thanwhat you say. —StephenCovey
Not the cry, but the flight ofa wildduck, leads the flockto flyandfollow. —Chinese Proverb
One of the tests of leadership is the abilityto recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. —ArnoldGlasow
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behindhim inother men, the conviction and the willto carryon. —Walter Lippman
The greatest leaders mobilize others bycoalescingpeople arounda sharedvision. —KenBlanchard
The growth anddevelopment ofpeople is the highest calling of leadership. —HarveyFirestone
To do great things is difficult;but to command great things is more difficult. —FriedrichNietzsche
To have long term success as a coach or in anypositionof leadership, youhave to be obsessedinsome way. —Pat Riley
True leadershiplies in guidingothers to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the workthey are
pledgedto do and doing it well. —Bill Owens
We live ina societyobsessedwith public opinion. But leadershiphasnever beenabout popularity. —Marco Rubio
Whatever you are, be a good one. —AbrahamLincoln
You gain strength, courage and confidence byeveryexperience inwhichyou reallystop to lookfear inthe face. You must do
the thing you thinkyou cannot do. —Eleanor Roosevelt
A competent leader can get efficient service frompoor troops, while onthe contraryanincapable leader can