Leaders have to be dealers in hope.
The ability to connect and influence people, that's the job of a leader. And we're all leaders at some level.
The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.
We will have to learn to lead people rather then to contain them.
Leader and followers are both following the invisible leader - the common purpose. The best executives put this common purpose clearly before their group. While leadership depends on depth of conviction and the power coming therefrom there must also be the ability to share that conviction with others, the ability to make purpose articulate. And then that common purpose becomes the leader.
The best thing you can say about any coach is his players play hard for him.
Those who lead by example and demonstrate passion for what they do make it much easier for their followers to do the same.
True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence.
It is no easy task to lead men. But it is easy enough to drive them.
To be a leader means to be able to move masses
Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.
Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.
Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.
To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person's heart before you ask him for a hand.
The best leaders lift people up versus tear people down.
Leadership is influence. It is the ability to obtain followers. When the leader lacks confidence, the followers have no commitment. A leader is great not because of his power, but because of his ability to empower others.
One does not "manage" people. The task is to lead people.
A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.
A business leader has to keep their organization focused on the mission. That sounds easy, but it can be tremendously challenging in today's competitive and ever-changing business environment. A leader also has to motivate potential partners to join.
When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.
Great leaders communicate a vision that captures the imagination and fires the hearts and minds of those around them.
I cannot change the world, but I do not have to conform.
Telling someone they're wrong is not the same as leading or inspiring them to do what's right.
Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.
Leadership, in short, is power governed by principle, directed toward raising people to their highest levels of personal motive and social morality.
