It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
~ Nelson Mandela
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
~ Lao Tzu
I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
~ Stephen Covey
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
~ John Quincy Adams
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some kind of religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness where we experience values like truth, goodness, beauty, love and compassion, and also intuition, creativity, insight and focused attention.
~ Deepak Chopra
Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.
~ Bill Bradley
Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.
~ Larry Bird
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
Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
~ Bo Bennett
Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
~ Warren G. Bennis