Leadership Quotes - Page 53

You can’t lead people if you can’t lead yourself. Self-leadership qualities qualifies you to become a co-operate leader.

Since you can’t be influence by people who hate you, you cannot influence people you hate also.

Managing games comes second. Managing people comes first.

Don’t look for leadership just at the top of the tree. Listen to leadership wherever it is expressed.

No guts, no story.

When dark situations arise, it is opportunity for you to reveal the leader in you. Rise and deal with them.

Don’t Give Someone Responsibility without Requisite Authority

Don't say negative things about your spouse and children.

Patience is not a natural gift of a leader, it is a learned one. The more you broaden your awareness, understanding, and compassion, the better results you will get out of your people.

There is no "one" way to be a perfect leader, but there are a million ways to be a good one.

Your mouth can correct what is wrong. Your eyes can see evil and your mouth can speak righteousness. Your body can say I am sick while your mouth can say I am healed. Your eyes can say I am blind but your mouth can say I can see, Your pocket can say I am empty while your mouth can say I am swimming in abundance. Your Doctor can say that you are HIV Postive and Cancer but your mouth can say my body is a holy temple of God and by His stripes I am healed. Your womb can say that you are barren while your mouth can say "Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward." Don´t live by sight, live by faith. Put it in practice.

Your life is connected to other key support structures that you must never neglect, including family, fans, supporters, affiliations, professional associations, religious membership and others. Your membership to such groupings must add value to others whilst you equally get the benefit they are supposed to provide their members.

Remain open-minded, even when you believe yourself to be a king among peasants. You never know what blessings can be gained or crises averted just by listening.

If negative emotions have gain access into your heart, it is because you have given it attention. If memories of pain and hurt dominates your heart, it is because you gave them attention. How can a memory hurt you when it has only happened? It can only hurt you when you give it attention.

If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.

The agony of defeat is always greater than the pain of preparing for victory.

No man is exempted from the subtle deception of doctrinal drift – the man of God expects this temptation.

The concert we give is winning. And if all the people in our organization whose instrument is scouting of player development or major league scouting or player knowledge, all play well, we're going to have the most beautiful symphony of success. And I think we have.

Never let hatred give you an escort. It will drag your attention from all fortunes along the way.

It’s not just picking the right friends. It is being the right friend.

Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.

If you follow the herd, people may mistake you for a cow.

Which do you want to be: a proficient manager or a Leader of Character? The first creates compliant employees. The second leads committed followers!

Lead rationally.Lead responsibly.Lead resiliently.Lead reliably.

He couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner.

Loyalty — deep, intense, devoted loyalty — to a leader or a culture, to any group, brand or idea, goes far beyond being engaged or having our needs met. We see our emotional selves in that connection. We see our future, our best selves and our better angels in that connection.

Tactical use of the media can be equated to power behind your skill or special ability. It is in the power of the media to help market your brand. You just need to look at Hollywood, European football, Bollywood, Nollywood, Global fashion & modeling, showbiz and even humanitarian efforts, to appreciate that the making and destroying of stars, initiatives and legends is to a greater extent influenced by the role played by the media.

David was at his best in group settings, soldier enough to join in the raucous jests, king enough to make it matter that he remembered some moments of bravery or sacrifice, and praised each man accordingly.

Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes.

The politics of the possible was being replaced by the politics of purity.

Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity

Instead of thinking that you always need to do bigger things, learn to do the small things in better ways.

As we look ahead into the future, leaders will be those who serve others, actively listen, and daily empower.

Don't Expect Others to Read or Hear Your Thoughts; if You Want to be Heard, Speak Up and Speak Out!

Serving God should elevate our level of excellence in every part of our lives.

To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

People of the hundred," he said, using an ancient Herrani phrase Arin was surprised he knew, "who leads you?"So many cried Arin's name that it no longer sounded like his name.

Most corporate infrastructures are massive time-wasters and demoralizing energy suckers.

Resilient communities relied on informal networks of deep trust to contend with and heal disruption.

The things I call crisis and all the things that were coming after me are all coming to serve the purpose of God in my life.

Failure opens the door to the most powerful lessons and discoveries – but it does so only if you have the courage to accept reality and look failure in the eye.

Criticizing is easy, performing is difficult.

In God's presence I find peace that is much deeper than any disappointment. I will grow and I understand I can't grow myself, that is why I need God and His grace.

Never underestimate the capacity of people to choose the easy way.

Sometimes you live life, and sometimes life happens to you. But you always get to choose what you do about it.” Devon Brooks

Never fool yourself, success will not come by accident – it must be deliberately planned for. If opportunities don’t come on their own, they too must be created or attracted.

They that be born in the strength of youth are of one fashion, and they that are born in the time of age, when the womb fail, are otherwise.

Connection" was the cement of the governing class.

Sasha: "It's not your fault. You were doing what you thought was best to keep them safe. It isn't easy, making those kinds of decisions. I know that. And I also know the difference between you when you're trying to be the leader and you when you get to just be a boy."Wells: "It's funny you should say that,""Say what?""That you see the difference between me as a leader and me as a person.""I believe I said boy." she corrected.~Chapter 21 Pg: 228

We thrive when we are pulled by the future, not pushed by the past.

There should always be a deliberate crafting and packaging of the words you speak so that they produce the kind of results you desire. Enough research has been done in every religion and belief system to support the truth that words have power to create or destroy. This is the reason why all major religions say their prayers. However, your words can only be as powerful and as effective as their sponsor. The words must possess the right substance.

Plan for the sustainability of your success so that you do not drift back to failure and mediocrity.

Your values, as guiding principles, will influence your attitude towards yourself, life, other people, work and even challenges or success itself. Your values are a product of your beliefs.

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

The bottom line is that you can’t lead the person you can’t serve!

Leadership is service, not position.

Get attached to your dreams; The but to that statement is, be open to all possibilities in your mission.

Seven Ways To Get Ahead in Business:1. Be forward thinking 2. Be inventive, and daring3. Do the right thing4. Be honest and straight forward5. Be willing to change, to learn, to grow6. Work hard and be yourself7. Lead by example

Judge behavior, not motives.

To be a good leader, win minds; to be a great leader, win heart’s; and to be an extraordinary leader, win souls.