A
great quote can provide personal inspiration and can be used to educate others; below
are my top 10 leadership quotes of all time.
1. “If
your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader.”
-JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
2. “Innovation
distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
-STEVE JOBS, Apple co-founder
3. “Do
not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave
a trail.”
-RALPH WALDO EMERSON
4. “The
true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action
— an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a
controversial marketing campaign — even as the rest of the world wonders why
you’re not marching in step with the status quo. In other words, real leaders
are happy to zig while others zag. They understand that in an era of
hyper-competition and non-stop disruption, the only way to stand out from the
crowd is to stand for something special.”
-BILL TAYLOR
5. “Leaders
instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive
leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.”
-Unknown
6. “The
very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an
uncertain trumpet.”
-THEODORE M. HESBURGH
7. “Leadership
and learning are indispensable to each other.”
-JOHN F. KENNEDY
8. “A
good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well
and to help those who are doing well to do even better.”
-JIM ROHN
9. “The
single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development.
There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good
people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.”
-JOHN MAXWELL
10. “The
pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The
leader adjusts the sails.”
-JOHN MAXWELL
