John C. Maxwell Quotes

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

The very first task of leadership is to set the vision for the organization. If you don't set the vision, you're not the leader.

Effective leaders share two intertwined attributes: an unbridled level of confidence about where their organizations are headed, and the ability to bring people along.

I am a person who looks long-term, and I recognize the path we need to take. There will be moments when people are unhappy and disgruntled with some decision-making. Nonetheless, what matters most is to reach the destination. And my job as President is to see clearly where I want to go and be steadfast in my resolve to realize that vision

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

You politicians have got to look further ahead; you always got a Putter in your hands, when you ought to have a Driver.

Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere.

I'm an owner that tends to absolutely be supportive of a coach and his vision if it's a real sharp and smart vision. I really believe in that.

Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, then you're not leading well.

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

The ablest administrators do not merely draw logical conclusions from the array of facts of the past which their expert assistants bring to them, they have a vision of the future.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been. The public does not fully understand the world into which it is going. Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. Those leaders who do not are ultimately judged failures, even though they may be popular at the moment.

The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality.

You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.

Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight.

Not everybody who has a vision is a leader, but every leader has a vision.

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership-not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere.

Those who lead inspire us Whether they are individuals or organizations, we follow those who lead not because we have to but because we want to.

All good management is the expression of one great idea

Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

A leader should be a visionary and have more foresight than an employee.

The opportunist thinks of me and today. The statesman thinks of us and tomorrow.

Leaders make decisions that create the future they desire.

Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has to do with casting vision and motivating people.