Andy Stanley Quotes

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

In my leadership conferences, pastors ask, "Do you have a vision for my church?" Many times they want me to give them a picture of where they should go and what their church should look like. When these pastors do this, I always feel bad.

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.

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

Trust the young. Young people have a lot to contribute, but generation after generation, those who reach power protect that power rather than teach others how to attain it. I resolved that if I ever became successful, I would trust the young.

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

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.

Many in top positions around Europe have devoted their lives to coaching.

Leadership is a journey - you never arrive.

In my generation, we learned how to be leaders by being exposed to and involved with adults who empowered us and gave us a sense that we could choose things. We've let down the generations coming behind us and we are trying to re- establish that connection.

Your goal as a leader isn't to be indispensable to the people you lead; it is to leave your people something that is indispensable to them.

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.

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

A leader who develops people adds; a leader who develops leaders multiplies.

It was while I was pastoring that I began to realize that pastors were not growing churches because they didn't understand leadership because they were not trained, adequate leaders.

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

If you really want to be a successful leader, you must develop other leaders around you. You must establish a team.

The worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.

Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in the journey developing them, and encouraging them to reach their potential. But they must hold on to people lightly. Those who start with you seldom finish with you.

Never was I power thirsty, or trying to control everyone. I believed in educating everyone, so they could all get to the position I was at.

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.

Great leaders love to see people grow. The day you are afraid of them being better than you is the day you fail as a leader.

A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.