Myles Munroe Quotes

The highest manifestation of true leadership is to identify one’s replacement and to begin mentoring him or her.

Few strong leaders are enthusiastic about their successors.

What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next generation so that they understand you can't just rely on inspiration.

I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else. There’s an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me. They are the future of this country.

True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why? Because success without a successor is failure. So your legacy should not be in buildings, programs, or projects; your legacy must be in people.

It takes time, but I have a promising team of younger Ministers, and I am quite sure from amongst them, one leader will emerge.

I don't believe in the coach-in-waiting thing. I don't think that works.

When a highly successful leader retires after a long career, it is very unlikely that his successor will be of comparable caliber. Anyone of similar ability and drive would have gone somewhere else, instead of waiting in the wings for years for a chance to show his own leadership.

A leader's lasting value is measured by succession.

There is no success without a successor.

A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders.

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.

I've trained my people in mentoring entrepreneurs and made myself obsolete.

I like having young assistants in my office; they have energy, and I spend time with them to make sure they understand what we're doing. By investing in them, I'm investing in the magazine. All over 'Vogue,' 'Teen Vogue,' and 'Men's Vogue,' there are people who have been through not only my office but also many other offices at 'Vogue.'

I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to the younger generation.

We want our legacy to stand upon the youth. We want to give knowledge to the younger generation and be a part of changing the game.

Even though I am getting my coaching badges, I am more into mentoring.

Only a disciple can make a disciple.

Success is not success without a successor.

the best leaders try to train their followers themselves to become leaders. ... they wish to be leaders of leaders.

If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.

It takes leaders to grow other leaders.

The guide, the guru, the leader, the teacher, has passed away; the boy, the student, the servant, is left behind.

Growing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.