John C. Maxwell Quotes

The influence of the leaders is due in very small measure to the arguments they employ, but in a large degree to their prestige. The best proof of this is that, should they by any circumstance lose their prestige, their influence disappears.

I had worked hard my entire career to establish myself as a leader. But I wasn't a leader until I was perceived as one.

Of what real value is a title? The power is the only important thing

No matter your title, people will not follow you if they don’t trust you.

Reputation is the road to power

A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.

Credibility is a leader's currency. With it, he or she is solvent; without it, he or she is bankrupt.

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.

If you want respect, you earn it in politics. You don't get it because you are some form of bloody emperor in a toga.

New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.

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.

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

I have more influence now than when I had the power.

A seat in the council is honor without profit.

What strikes me most singular in you is, that you are fonder of Power than of Fame.

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

To be vested with enormous authority is a fine thing; but to have the on-looking world consent to it is a finer.

Trust comes before strength, and it becomes a conduit of influence. Your strength is a little bit threatening before people trust you.

Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable.

Theodore Roosevelt, when he was out of office, he would do things to draw attention. But when you are president, you don't need to shout. When you are in office, you are the story.

If your people don't really believe or respect you, if you don't have the moral authority to rule, then your goose is cooked.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

You can really Lead Without a Title.

The people know that they need in their representative much more than talent, namely, the power to make his talent trusted.

The most powerful leadership tool you have is your personal example.