20 Inspiring Leadership Quotes
The right words can engage the brain and bring an idea to life. History’s best leaders understood the importance of providing motivation and direction to achieve larger goals. The character, actions and thoughts of a leader, good or bad, permeate an organisation or country. Your goal should be to demonstrate the best qualities of a leader. These 20 quotes about leadership will help you think about and guide your actions.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy – Seneca
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves – Philippians 2:3
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently – Henry Ford
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless – Mother Teresa
Treat others the same way you want them to treat you – Luke 6:31
Give me 6 hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first 4 sharpening the axe – Abraham Lincoln
While a good leader sustains momentum, a great leader increases it – John C. Maxwell
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires – William Arthur Ward
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things – President Ronald Reagan
Always do what’s right. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest – Mark Twain
A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit – Arnold Glasow
Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader – George S. Patton
Earn your leadership every day – Michael Jordan
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity – George S. Patton
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower – Steve Job
Where there is no vision, the people perish – Proverbs 29:18
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power – President Abraham Lincoln
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way – John C. Maxwell
Don’t just delegate tasks to the next generation. If you delegate tasks, you create followers. Instead, delegate authority to create leaders – Craig Groeschel
You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader – Henry Ford