Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.
President Bush has shown great leadership. He has said that the 21st century will not be ruled or dictated by terrorists, dictators, and murderers. He is absolutely right. God bless him for his resolve.
When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader. A boss says, Go! A leader says, Let's go!
To lead people, walk behind them.
We were really helped when President Ronald Reagan came in. I remember non-commissioned officers who were going to retire and they re-enlisted because they believed in President Reagan. That's the kind of President Ronald Reagan was. He helped our country win the Cold War. He put it behind us in a way no one ever believed would be possible. He was truly a great American leader. And those of us in the Armed Forces loved him, respected him, and tremendously admired him for his great leadership.
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'.
Great leadership is not the visit of an unexpected fate but rather a flame which is kept burning in spite of the winds of risk and opposition.
High sentiments always win in the end. The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.
America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena.
The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody.
Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.
He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
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