Marilyn vos Savant Quotes

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.

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.

People look for their leadership to lead.

A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, 'With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.'

People will only follow you if they see you're ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too.

Leadership is a position where you want to create the opportunity to inspire people to walk along beside you, not listen to what you say.

Leadership is more about clarity than it is about control.

To lead is neither to push or pull.

A leader is a coach, not a judge.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.

You lead with direction, and you try to lead by example. I try to be there when things are not good and obviously share the spoils of success.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

Followers are the customers of the Higher Ground Leader, who strives to meet or exceed the outer and inner needs of followers.

I can't be everywhere, but I'm always in one of my kitchens, and hopefully I'm motivating and inspiring.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

Servant leadership is the foundation and the secret of Sam Walton's ability to achieve team synergy.

Leadership doesn't amount to much unless you have followers.

Leadership and partnership go together.

Leadership is having the trust of the people are trying to lead.

If you are going to lead people, you have to know where they are going.

Leadership does not mean domination

Leadership is an individual sport, one that has to be fine-tuned to each of the people that reports to you. Leaders also need to provide the direction, energy, encouragement and inspiration for each person who reports directly to the leader as well as for the overall organization.