Leadership Quotes

I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine.

I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy.

A leader who loses his connection to his people soon loses the ability to lead them.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.

Innovation happens when people are given the freedom to ask questions and the resources and power to find the answers.

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.

We want our leaders to be fair dinkum, as much among us as above us.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

Leadership is a choice one makes.

The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.

You should always stand up for what you believe and never stand down to promise or protect your career.

There is no debate in the scientific community...We need [Congress] to change things, not to deny what's happening.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

Remember praise is more valuable than blame.

If you want to be great and successful, choose people who are great and successful and walk side by side with them.

If I do not practice one day; I know it. If I do not practice the next, the orchestra knows it; if I do not practice the third day, the whole world knows it.

We can lead others only as far along the road as we ourselves have traveled. merely pointing the way is not enough. If we are not walking, then no one can be following, and ware not leading anyone.

Exercising adaptive leadership is about giving meaning to your life beyond your own ambition.

We must act as if our institutions are ours to create, our learning is ours to define, our leadership we seek is ours to become.

We associate leadership with decisiveness. That perception of leadership pushes people to make decisions fairly quickly, lest they be seen as dithering and indecisive.

Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.

Leadership is not about a title, degree or level. Anybody can lead at any time.

The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities.

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

Leadership simply begins with the courage to be yourself. So everyone else can be, too.

If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.

Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move.

Our vision is to look through the eyes of our kids. We are a lucky, peaceful nation. We are an unselfish people. That's one of our proudest national attributes.

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

Girls should go on thinking that there is a world out there and that it is theirs for the taking.

There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing.

Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free-but it can’t go anywhere.

No matter what business you're in, everyone in the organisation needs to know why

Jesus wants us to love Him in a way that gives Him full leadership over our lives.

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then be different from your peers.

If a woman is sufficiently ambitious, determined and gifted, there is practically nothing she can't do.

It was when I entered the military preparatory school and put on its uniform, that a feeling of strength came to me, as if I had become master of my own destiny.

In times of change, learners inherit the earth

What if you have failed in the past? So, at one time did every man we recognize as a towering success. They called it "temporary defeat.

Without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance.

What seems over your head is always under His feet.

The purpose of leadership is not to make the present bearable. The purpose of leadership is to make the future possible.