Andy Stanley Quotes

The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is the leadership of men.

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.

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

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.

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

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

Why must I have the Piglet?' 'Because you are the best.' 'I do not understand.' 'Teach him.' 'And who teaches me?' ' As an officer, my lord, you will have many men under your command and not all will be gifted. You must learn to use each man to his best advantage.

Leadership is what you need to learn next

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

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.

As with any skill, you have to work at leadership. Watch how the best do it, review what you've done, and look at what you might do.

Any captain will take some time to settle down. Nobody is an outstanding leader straightaway.

If you want leaders, you must become a leader yourself!

We spend a lot of time teaching leaders what to do. We don't spend enough time teaching leaders what to stop. Half the leaders I have met don't need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop

Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.

We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.

Leaders are not born, they're made.

We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.

I do have the strength. Leadership, leadership is not about attacking people and disparaging people. Leadership is about creating a serious strategy to deal with the threat of our time.

The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.

Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness.

All men are created to lead, but we need somebody to lead us.

There are some among the so-called elite who are overbearing and arrogant. I want to foster leaders, not elitists.

You never really know how good of a leader you are until there is something there is lead us to, toward or through or to overcome.

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