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Quotes about leadership
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“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
“You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.”
“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”
“Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.”
“A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.”
“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.”
“Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.”
“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
“The art of communication is the language of leadership.”
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
“My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.”
“But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance.”
“Get the best people and train them well.”
“To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.”
“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”
“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.”
“You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.”
“Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.”
“The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?”
“I definitely wasn't cool in high school. I really wasn't. I did belong to many of the clubs and was in leadership on yearbook and did the musical theater route, so I had friends in all areas. But I certainly did not know what to wear, did not know how to do my hair, all those things.”
“Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.”
“Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage.”
“Through the inspiration of Vaclav's words, the courage of his dissidence and the integrity of his leadership, Czechoslovakia successfully transitioned from an authoritarian state to a free democracy at the heart of Europe.”