Lao Tzu Quotes

Leadership does not mean domination

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves.

To lead is neither to push or pull.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

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

Leadership does not depend on being right.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.

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

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss.... The leader works in the open, and the boss is covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives

Leaders don’t boss. Not if they’re any good. They persuade. America needs a whole lot more persuading and a lot less bossing.

Leadership involves persuasion, and conciliation, and education and patience. It's long, slow, tough work. That is the only kind of leadership I know or will believe in, or will practice.

Leadership is service to others.

As president, I was more successful; I had more opportunity than as prime minister. Why? I didn't have the power to give orders, to command, but I had the opportunity to call people to volunteer. In my period of presidency, I never heard the word 'no.'

If leadership is something that is in-your-face, then that is a different type of leadership.

I'm the type of manager who doesn't really like the word 'manage.' Nor do I really like the word 'boss.' I like to look at myself as more as a leader.

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.

The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.