Jack Welch Quotes

Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow

I see some parallels [with Barack Obama] but I don't see the leadership that this guy [John F.Kennedy] had of other men and women. It's more than being the smartest guy in room.

Such leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality.

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

A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.

A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

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

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

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.

Leaders have two characteristics: first they are going somewhere, and second they are able to persuade other people to go with them.

Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.

Leadership is about calling people to do things beyond themselves.

If you want to be a leader whom people follow with absolute conviction, you have to be a likable leader. Tyrants and curmudgeons with brilliant vision can command a reluctant following for a time, but it never lasts. They burn people out before they ever get to see what anyone is truly capable of.

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

There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.

Great leaders communicate a vision that captures the imagination and fires the hearts and minds of those around them.

You can learn more about leadership by reading about Lincoln than you can from most business books.

True urgent leadership doesn't drain people. It does the opposite. It energizes them. It makes them feel excited.

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

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

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 secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

People are more inclined to be drawn in if their leader has a compelling vision. Great leaders help people get in touch with their own aspirations and then will help them forge those aspirations into a personal vision.

Leadership (according to John Sculley) revolves around vision, ideas, direction, and has more to do with inspiring people as to direction and goals than with day-to-day implementation. A leader must be able to leverage more than his own capabilities. He must be capable of inspiring other people to do things without actually sitting on top of them with a checklist.

I believe that in order to be a good leader you must understand the value of praising people to success.