Leadership Quotes - page 2

The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially. (Indra Nooyi)
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. View quote
Stephen Covey
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. View quote
Stephen Covey
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. View quote
John Buchan
It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time. View quote
Kamisese Mara
It has always been the particular forte of German leadership to grant wide scope to the self-dependence of subordinate commanders - to allot them tasks which leave the method of execution to the discretion of the individual. From time immemorial - certainly since the elder Moltke's day - this principle has distinguished Germany's military leadership from that of other armies. View quote
Erich von Manstein
I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. View quote
Ben Carson
Leadership does not depend on being right. View quote
Ivan Illich
That's the art of leadership. To make sure that what shouldn't happen, doesn't happen. View quote
Tony Blair
It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American arguments and parody their political leadership. View quote
Tony Blair
Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still. (Walter Russell Mead)
Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. View quote
Harold Geneen
Education is the mother of leadership. View quote
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since. View quote
W. Averell Harriman
But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great. View quote
Andy Hertzfeld
Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation. View quote
Alan Autry
And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership. View quote
Don Nickles
So I think that our foreign policy, the president's strong and principled leadership when it comes to the war against terror and foreign policy is going to be an asset. View quote
Ed Gillespie
Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization. View quote
Frederick Reines
Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership. View quote
James Cash Penney
There would not be enough talent that's educated, developed and ready to take on the next leadership challenge, and it would cap our growth. Now we've put programs in place not to have that happen, but that could be a weakness. (Kevin B. Rollins)
Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP. View quote
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership. View quote
Patricia Ireland
Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates. View quote
Robert Teeter
We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not. View quote
Ron Kind