Bill Mauldin Quotes

A real leader does not rely on consensus. He builds consensus.

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

He led his regiment from behind. He found it less exciting.

A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.

In getting good results team leaders become conductor rather than driver, enabling others to play the right music, not by hands-on domination of all decisions and execution, but by providing inspiration, motivation and stimulus.

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

A good leader gets people to follow him because they want to, not because he makes them.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

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

In the end, leadership comes down to consistency and strong, confident action upon which the team can rely - and this doesn't mean imposing a bunch of rules.

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

People don't like to follow pessimists.

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.

A conductor should guide rather than command.

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

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

For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.

A leader should not get too far in front of his troops or he will be shot in the ass.

I think the most effective managers in the world have a team that wants to jump through brick walls for them.

We need a Commander-in-Chief, not a Campaigner-in-Chief.

I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.

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.'

Empowering those around you to be heard and valued makes the difference between a leader who simply instructs and one who inspires.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.