532 private quotes tagged leadership

“The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.” — Harvey S. Firestone

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“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.” — Sun Tzu

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“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles but today it means getting along with people.” — Mahatma Gandhi

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“I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.” — Lee Iacocca

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“Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.” — David Cameron

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“God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.” — Charles Stanley

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“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” — Lao Tzu

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“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.” — Henry Ward Beecher

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“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” — Arnold H. Glasow

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“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

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“Don't find fault, find a remedy.” — Henry Ford

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“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.” — Steve Jobs

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“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” — Arnold H. Glasow

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“Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” — Harry S. Truman

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“Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.” — Mwai Kibaki

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“Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.” — Yousef Munayyer

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“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” — Ray Kroc

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“People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.” — Peter Drucker

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“Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.” — Tom Landry

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“When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'” — Lao Tzu

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“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“The cautious seldom err.” — Confucius

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“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” — Theodore Roosevelt

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“A leader is a dealer in hope.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

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“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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