- Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. ~Chinese Proverb
- Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself. ~Thomas J. Watson Sr.
- One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency. ~Arnold Glasow
- Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self~esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish. ~Sam Walton
- People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision. ~John Maxwell
- Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain. I tend to find both whining and complaining quite interesting and amusing, though sometimes~~unfortunately~~it’s hard to choose which one of the two I want to do. Sigh. LIfe can be so tough sometimes. ~Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones
- Power isn’t control at all ~power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own. ~Beth Revis, Across the Universe
- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo daVinci
- So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. ~Peter Drucker
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