Inspiring Leader Quotes - Page 7

• If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

  William Arthur Ward

  Motivational, Leadership, Basketball

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

  Alice Walker

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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  Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Leadership, Wisdom

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• That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Leadership, Opposites, Future Leaders

  Warren Bennis, Steven B. Sample, Rob Asghar (2015). “The Art and Adventure of Leadership: Understanding Failure, Resilience and Success”, p.15, John Wiley & Sons

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• Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Leadership, Insperational

  Stephen R. Covey (2012). “The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey”, p.56, Simon and Schuster

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• Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success

  Stephen Covey

  Leadership, Climbing Up, Top Management

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.120, Mango Media Inc.

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• I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

  Jimmy Dean

  Inspirational, Change, Positive

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  Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball

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  No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Leadership, Witty, Men

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• Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men -- the other 999 follow women.

  Groucho Marx

  Motivational, Leadership, Witty

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• If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.

  Dolly Parton

  Inspirational, Leadership, Dream

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• It is crucial to have inspiring leaders who deliver on their promises. Cynicism has run deep, because many people think their vote does not matter or do vote and nothing happens.

  Jesse Jackson

  Running, Thinking, People

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• Fidel Castro is one of the most inspiring leaders of the 20th century.

  Tom Gjelten

  Leader, Most Inspiring, Century

  "Former Cuban Leader Fidel Castro Dies At Age 90". Interview with Scott Simon, kaxe.org. November 26, 2016.

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• It is a great privilege to meet inspiring leaders from different parts of the church - Catholic, Baptist, Salvation Army, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Methodist, and so many more - and discover that what unites us is infinitely greater than what divides us.

  Nicky Gumbel

  Army, Leader, Catholic

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• All leaders are influenced by those they admire. Reading about them and studying their traits inevitably allows an inspiring leader to develop his own leadership traits.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Reading, Leader, Study

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• The most inspiring leaders are those who... inspire the rest of us to be our best selves and to match our skills with our passions. They give us confidence to pursue our dreams.

  Carmine Gallo

  Leadership, Dream, Passion

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• Slowly but surely, we're beginning to turn the tide on childhood obesity in America. Together, we are inspiring leaders from every sector to take ownership of this issue.

  Michelle Obama

  Children, America, Issues

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• Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.

  Simon Sinek

  Organization, Leader

  Twitter post from Jan 15, 2014

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• Truly effective and inspiring leaders aren’t actually driven to lead people; they are driven to serve them.

  Simon Sinek

  People, Leader, Driven

  "Simon Sinek: A Good Leader Serves" by Simon Sinek, www.askmen.com.

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