John Joseph Pershing Quotes

When I look at a leader, I look at someone who is able to get exceptional performance out of others.

The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.

I do have the strength. Leadership, leadership is not about attacking people and disparaging people. Leadership is about creating a serious strategy to deal with the threat of our time.

The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders.

Without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance.

Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned.

George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.

Often times the best military leaders were soldiers.

Model communes are the ones where the leaders lie the best and the biggest.

A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.

The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.

Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.

I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That's a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.

Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it.

It is the quality and the character of the leader that determines the results and performance.

When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.

Earn your leadership every day.

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.

Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.

Without leadership ability,a person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.

Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments .

The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.

Leadership is a role you have to earn in order to be effective.