The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. Warren Bennis
There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all. Peter F. Drucker
It is not so much that man is a herd animal, said Freud, but that he is a horde animal led by a chief. Ernest Becker
Pity the leader caught between unloving critics and uncritical lovers. John Gardner
I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. Ralph Nader
Leadership is not just about giving energy… it’s unleashing other people’s energy. Paul Polman
More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together. Warren Bennis
Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths. John Zenger
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. Orrin Woodward
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. Max De Pree
Leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective and humane way possible. Max De Pree
If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything. Tom Rath
If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old. Peter F. Drucker
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. Thomas Aquinas
To be happy we need something to solve. Happiness is therefore a form of action. Mark Manson
Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right. Peter F. Drucker
There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish. Warren Bennis
A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see. Leroy Eimes
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. Diogenes
When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute. Simon Sinek
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
If our drive to get and maintain power drains us and strains our relationships, we never truly enjoy our professional or material success and it’s simply not worth it. Thich Nhat Hanh
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Buckminster Fuller
If you really want the key to success, start by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing. Brad Szollose
Leaders walk a fine line between self-confidence and humility. Stanley McChrystal
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable. Seneca
