Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

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

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

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.

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

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 and partnership go together.

Leadership does not mean domination

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

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.

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

Leadership is more about clarity than it is about control.

When I look at a leader, I look at someone who is able to get exceptional performance out of others.

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.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

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.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition to want to do their best work.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

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

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

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.