Robin Sharma Quotes

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

The coin of the realm of leadership is trust and confidence.

At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they think the other is a reliable vessel.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.

We lead by influence. That is what good leadership is about.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.

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

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

Managers will tell people what to do, whereas leaders will inspire them to do it, and there are a few things that go into the ability to inspire.

Leadership requires a blend of strategy, persuasion, inspiration and motivation. It is based on respect more than fear.

But ultimately, at the end of the day, people want leaders who they respect and who they believe in and who can get things done.

Women deeply want men who are competent and powerful. And I don't mean power in that they can exert tyrannical control over others. That's not power. That's just corruption.

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

True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence.

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

I look at power as the ability to get people motivated and to get them to do things that maybe they don't think are important but, in the end, are in pursuit of something greater than themselves.

Leadership is influence.

Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.