Leadership Quotes - Page 15

Leaders should know how fast time runs and how faster they can beat it. Poor leaders run slowly till time overtakes them.

Don't just think out of the box, stand on the box to see new possibilities and opportunities in becoming distinguished.

Leaders think and talk about the solutions and progress Followers think and talk about the problems and negative criticism

Leaders don't venture without vision. They don't pray without plans. They don't climb without clues. They are always prepared.

Lately, however, I have changed my thinking on this. I have a new Greek mythological figure in mind for the CIO; Cassandra. Cassandra made the critical relationship-building error of spitting on Apollo. As retaliation, Apollo gave Cassandra the power of prophecy, but also the curse of never being believed. (Cassandra eventually goes insane, by the way, so you all have that to look forward to.)

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

It's funny when so many people I meet tell me that I'm a complicated and mysterious person they can’t understand. The problem isn't in me but in them. When I say something, I do it. The problem is that they don't believe I will, and they don't believe anyone can do what I say I will. That's their confusion. But actually, I'm a simple person, as I always match my own words. That's how you must see it. Just cut through "common sense" and move forward, and achieve! Let others worry about the how.

We have reached a time where we are suppressing talents in our communities with our common thinking.

The reward of a general is not a bigger tent - but command.

The choice to believe in something bigger than yourself is the beginning of the transformational mastery of your success~

When wisdom comes, transformation comes. Wisdom makes the difference between the succeeding man and the failing man.

After Peter came to recognize his own inadequacy, his utter inability to fulfill his destiny apart from obedience to his only true responsibility, he became a rock-solid leader. As his story unfolds in the book of acts, we can clearly see that when Peter kept his eyes on Jesus and followed Him, others followed to. And they followed by the thousands. Needed today: more Peters.

You are never too old or too young to be a leader.

Fear based mindsets see challenges as problems, that are dangerous and impossible. Courageous Mindsets see problems as challenges, that are possible and exciting.

No man's advice can change you unless you speak to yourself. Bible school or seminars can't change you, going to church can't change you except you decide to change.Psalm 139:23 - 24

A president must know what it is he does not know, and he should remain calm in pursuit of it, but there is no obligation to be honest about it.

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.

When the leader grows, the organization grows.

The assistant commander at any post is supposed to be a ruthless son of a bitch.

If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.

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.

It's beneficial to have a reputation for honesty, if only so that one could lie at crucial moments.

Every leader must be challenged to educate their followers and capacitate them with knowledge, tools and a voice to champion their own causes and become actively involved in setting the agenda for citizen participation in social transformation. Don’t create a dependent constituency; develop and lead other leaders who demonstrate a growing personal responsibility for their own success as well as for those around them.

Your need to feel significant will never be met, until you can conquer your fear and manage your focus.

If you never listen, you can't see. The devil has got so many people so disconnected that they cannot even listen or even sense when the Lord is speaking.

We all have a little entrepreneur inside of us. Wanting to leverage it is what gives us an entrepreneurial spirit and an entrepreneurial mind. Actually doing it makes one an entrepreneur.

Leaders who listen to their team ,encourage dreams, they inspire success by example andl ignite the passion needed to achieve ~Bluenscottish

He (Peter) doesn't know if he's looking into the eyes of a madman, or the eyes of a King.

Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.

Leaders face battles. They don’t run away from troubles.

To know if someone can speak offensively or politely, don’t give him poem to recite; don’t give him a song to sing. Just engage him in an argument and you will know it for yourself who he is.

The most important job of a leader is to instill the confidence to follow.

How, and when shall these things come to pass? wherefore are our years few and evil?

A vision keeps you going even when your partners and sponsors leave you.

The survival rate of your passion depends on the kind of person that leads you!

You can lead if you can serve. You can serve when you can love. You can love when you are graced. The truth is that God knows love will be needed in volumes, this is why he made his grace abundant. Leaders are lovers. Misleaders are haters!

We now live in a time when PEOPLE and profits must become equally valuable in the corporate leaders Mindset.Rethink your Leadership Culture to become a conscious, high performance organisation

The elegance under pressure is the result of fearlessness.

Your mission statement, vision statement, core values, and service standards provide a clear focus for all while keeping your team humble and hungry. It creates that family environment in which your employees enjoy coming to work and dealing with the challenges they face each day.

We cannot please all men but we can be a blessing to many.

REAL Leadership is the building of belief, that activates and aligns the full potential, for a meaningful cause

From her character in the HBO miniseries: "The art of politics is the art of applying the seat of the britches to the seat of the chair.

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers from which they dare not dismount.

Harbour no hatred in your heart against anyone. People who do this have placed their influence on the risky line.

I have no family. My only responsibility is the welfare of Quebec. I belong to the province.

Inferior and Superior life lives in the interior of a person.

The African Challenge - We must end conflict in Africa. We must lead to allow the Africans to enjoy the benefits from their natural resources. We must end poverty in Africa. Every African must be educated, have access to health care and a fair chance to fulfil their dream. Preventable sickness and disease must not reduce life expectancy or rob pregnant women of a chance to continue living. Africa must develop. Africa must not depend on foreign aid. Africa must be united and governed more effectively. Africa must customize her leadership culture and philosophy in a way that gives her global relevance and respect but still remain true and authentic to herself. Will you accept the challenge? Will you be that Africa?

A bit of adviceGiven to a young Native AmericanAt the time of his initiation:As you go the way of life,You will see a great chasm. Jump.It is not as wide as you think.

If you believe all those who are urging you to give up are wrong, prove them wrong!

Teddy Roosevelt "had relished "every hour" of every day as president. Indeed, (he was) fearing the "dull thud" he would experience upon returning to private life.

Cooler heads prevail while things spin completely out of control.

The process of gaining power employs means which degrade or brutalize the seeker, who awakes to find that power has been possessed at the cost of virtue or moral purpose lost.

It takes healthy, resilient leaders and employees to achieve great results.

A leader is heard, a great leader is listened too.

There must be a demand, there must be an urge and there must be a will and where there is a demand and a will, there will also be a way.

Disruptive innovation is entrepreneurs changing their industry with unique creativity.

(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.

To know the good from the bad, study a man or woman's history of actions, not their record of intentions.

Strategy can turn a losing battle into a winning battle.

Don't waste your energy in fighting the old. Use it to build the new.