A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says “I was beaten,” he does not say “My men were beaten.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it. – Elaine Agather
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. – Albert Schweitzer
If two or three persons should come with a high spiritual aim and with great powers, the world would fall into their hands like a ripe peach. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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 C. Maxwell
The real leader has no need to lead – he is content to point the way. – Henry Miller, The Wisdom of the Heart
If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a destination, and bid him conquer. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers
A man is only a leader when a follower stands beside him. – Mark Brouwer
A good leader takes care of those in their charge. A bad leader takes charge of those in their care. – Simon Sinek
Management is the art of making problems so interesting that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. – Paul Hawken
Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present. – Rudy Giuliani
A leader leads by example not by Force. – Sun Tzu
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. – Theodore Roosevelt
Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow. – Vince Lombardi
Every leader needs to look back once in a while to make sure he has followers. – Author Unknown
The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes. – Tony Blair
There is a significant difference between a leader and a cheerleader. – Author Unknown
I praise loudly, I blame softly. – Catherine the Great
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great. – G.K. Chesterton
When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy. – Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"
