Bergen Evans Quotes

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

The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders.

We have the best leaders and the most depth of leadership we've ever had. If I get hit by a truck, maybe it would get me out of the way and it would go better.

Model communes are the ones where the leaders lie the best and the biggest.

Without leadership ability,a person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.

Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments .

The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.

Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you're working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective.

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

Great leaders, the research shows, are made as they gradually acquire, in the course of their lives and careers, the competencies that make them so effective. The competencies can be learned by any leader, at any point.

Putin is a better leader than Obama, because Obama's not a leader, so he's certainly doing a better job than Obama is, and that's all.

[T]here's a difference between confident leadership and empty-headed delusion or cheerleading. And this is a difference that many CEOs miss.

The quality of a good leader therefore is his vision, tenacity, and his capability.

Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness.

The real test of leadership isn't where you start out. It's where you end up.

Anyone who influences others is a leader.

George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.

Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.

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

The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.

The moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes.

The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.

We have had imperfect leaders in the past, and we will have imperfect leaders in the future.

I shall claim full amends for every fall and stubbed toe, if you do not lead us well.