Wednesday, March 25, 2009

10 top quotes on Leadership

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.


DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER:

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


FAYE WATTLETON:

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.


HENRIK IBSEN:

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.


JOHN GARDNER:

Most important, leaders can conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations and unite them in pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts.


RALPH NADER:

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.


ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON:

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others.


ROSALYNN CARTER:

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.


STEPHEN COVEY:

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


WALTER LIPPMAN:

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.



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