John C. Maxwell Quotes

Leadership is influence. To the extent we influence others, we lead them.

Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

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

If you can raise the level of effort and performance in those around you, you are officially a leader.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.

There are leaders vocally, and there are leaders by example. I think I'm starting to become better at being a leader vocally, just talking on the court.

It isn't worth trying to lead if your people won't follow.

If you are not able to transmit what you're trying to achieve to your collaborators, you will only have minions - or morons.

If you can inculcate in your team that every moment means everything, you can then step back to let them lead.

Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.

Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.

Leadership is all about people … and getting the most out of people.

Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision.

The job of a leader today is not to create followers. It’s to create more leaders.

There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading.

Leadership is not always about getting things done 'right.' Leadership is about getting things done through other people.

The goal of an effective leader is to recondition your team to be solution focused rather than problem focused.

Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence.

The ability to connect and influence people, that's the job of a leader. And we're all leaders at some level.

Leadership is the ability to encourage the best efforts of others in working toward a desirable goal.

If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win people over. Do that and you will never be a lonely leader.

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned.