Leadership Quotes - Page 23

The change the world needs is not in the hand of everyone who is alive. It is in the works of those who deliberately contribute to make it a better place.

You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.

Becoming a Leader of Character changes lives—our lives and the lives of the people we touch.

Statesmen should remember that they have been elected to persuade and to lead, and not just to accept as fixed the momentary moods and pernicious prejudices of the public.

You will never overcome your self righteousness if you continue to believe that God prefers you over other people. The moment you feel entitled is the moment you feel superior and distance yourself from a humble heart that believes God knows what he is doing.

Life is a choice. Your choices each day determine what outcomes happen in your life. It is by choice, not by chance, that will determine your life. An Unstoppable Life begins by taking responsibility for your choices.

Sometimes God wraps destiny in what we perceive as just another day. The same day that David's father asked him to go and deliver bread to his brothers in the field was the same day that God used him to bring goliath down. Take every minute in your life serious.

A damaging email forwarded outside the organization is indicative of problems within the organization.

The more we can embrace failure, the more we will be able to open to it and the more confident and resilient we will become.

History, too, has a penchant for giving birth to itself over and over again, and those whom it appoints agents of change and progress do not always accept their destinies willingly.

Strong leaders are not the ones who do everything right. They are the ones to put a plan together, take risks, make mistakes, humbly admit their mistakes, take responsibility for failures, make necessary changes, do not fear correction, and with the trust of their followers and the team of which they were leading! -Clarity:Focusing on what matters / Week 40

Part of knowing how to be prepared comes from being self-aware—being able to anticipate what you’ll need (or screw up) and planning accordingly. I know I am rarely, if ever, the smartest person in the room. And that’s totally OK. What’s not OK is (1) not recognizing that and (2) not coming ready to participate in a meaningful way.

There is no point knowing your mission if you cannot see the area of need for that mission.

People are not dumb. They feel if you want rather to lead them than to love them.

When you strike the shepherd you strike the sheep.

Spiritual life is not mystic; when you decide to work with God, you have stepped to mystery, God can intervene at any time, God can come down even when you are not ready. From the minute you know and understand that God is interested in your marriage, job, business, health, the minute you know that God is interested in what you are doing for Him, the job will take a new turn, your business will take a new course, your life will have a new direction.

In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same.

When you stay in your comfort zone, you are not learning.

Leaders set the agenda for the future.

Gender equality is not a belief, it is not an idea - it is a key element of the society that will define whether we the humans shall march ahead towards glory and advancement, or sink into the abyss of an existential doom.

Ideal humane leadership begins with a real demonstration of love, continues relating with acceptance of fellow humankind and consciously follows that through with every opportunity.

There are many countries but few nations. We are committed to building Nigeria into a most desirable nation to live

One who takes the road less traveled earns the rewards most missed.

Nixon under pressure turned only to reporters from publications already favorable to him; Kennedy, in trouble, turned to those most critical and dubious of him, and if anything tended to take those already for him a bit for granted.

The towering genius is not apolitical.

Leadership is all about energy

A leader does not only discover what people can do better. He teaches, guides and mentor them to do it exceptionally well. When a seed comes into contact with a leader, fruits are produced.

Investor confidence rests on leaders who deliver.

You cannot bury someone with the Shereketa spirit for long. Even if they are thrown into problems, they will rise back up.

Focus your thoughts today on HOW ‘You can!’ instead of accepting that ‘You can’t.’ Amazing ideas will come your way.

Leadership is self-made. People who have deliberately decided to become problems solver lead better.

Worship is forever.

It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because ofthe need to assuage an unusual power drive.

Find answers in your weakness and surprise in your strength and always remember the golden rule every failure has HOPES

A leader is someone who figures out the way, then gets out of the way so others can lead.

Be a Strong Leader, Even If You Follow a Weak Leader

The leader’s commandment is made up of pledges to solve local and global problems, and not to create more problems to add to the existing ones.

Cronkite is not a genius at anything except being straight, honest, and normal.

Knowledge in our heads is useless. Its power is unleashed only when it is shared.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Practice transforms a skill into an art

Leaders today should be more conductors than solo artists.

Serving my generation with excellence will mean in turn, my generation can lead with excellence.

A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.

If you are an aspiring leader and you have not yet gone through any trouble, prepare for one. It is by going through the hard times that you become harder against the storms of life.

Being willing to listen to others and let them speak into our lives is a critical attitude leaders must have. It is not weakness to get good advice - it is strength to seek it out.

Influence can be the worst gun nowadays.

It was typical of the American to identify the one unfinished strand.

The time to lead is now.

People should not have to sacrifice so much of their personal lives, hopes, dreams and goals just to keep up with corporate pressured morebetterfaster. And tomorrow’s workforce won’t.

A leaders gentle reaction and sound instruction are their greatest weapons.

What are you doing for others is the ultimate end of true leadership.

A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

A great leader fights with great adversity, suffers greatly, but courageously, and never forget to help others is his ultimate duty.

Get this; without a continuous struggle, your previous struggles will become a waste. Stay on and hold on until the success become evident.

Number one" leaders never think about positions, but disposition.

The biggest, toughest competition in the future will be the battle for your time and attention. Your one thing — your call to adventure — is your best tool in that battle.

You all are the reason for my existence,if there is no YOU, there is no ME

The deep desire for success must cause a dream to rise to the surface and inspire you to action. The dream must be supported in the physical and natural realm to help you believe more and more in the possibility of its realization.

If You Respect Their Preparation,You never Drop the Baton