Supportive Leadership Quotes

Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.

The best leaders lift people up versus tear people down.

I'm a good coach. I do the right things for my players, and I try to support them; I try to help them almost to a fault.

The position does not make you a leader. The title, the promotion, the fancy corner office do not make you a leader. No, it is relationships with people that are the foundation, the very heart of leadership. Have you ever worked for someone you didn't like? It's difficult, isn't it? On the other hand, the leader you will follow anywhere and everywhere is one you know cares about you, and values you. This person has your best interests at heart. It is the leader who comes alongside to help you improve and grow.

What I really value in Angela Merkel is that she has never tried to tap the brakes on my élan, my enthusiasm. She tells me: I'm not going to play the role of the person who has already experienced and seen everything.

Bosses push, Leaders pull. Real leadership is servant leadership.

A real leader is not the top dog who merely shouts down orders. a leader is one who holds the space for the brilliance of others.

In getting good results team leaders become conductor rather than driver, enabling others to play the right music, not by hands-on domination of all decisions and execution, but by providing inspiration, motivation and stimulus.

David Bruce, I think, is one of the outstanding persons for whom I've ever worked. He had a sense of balance. He was interested in everything that went on in the Embassy. He delegated authority, but at the same time when you needed the Ambassador's help on anything, you could go to him, and he would immediately respond.

Followers want to be taken care of. Leaders want to take care of others. We can all be leaders.

The stereotype of a leader is one who talks and peps people up and things like that, but in actuality you have to listen to your teammates.

It comes down to taking care of the people in your program and making them the best they can be-not giving up on them and never failing to be there for them.

Leaders on every level should be primarily interested in rendering compassionate caring for others.

...the best leaders are servant leaders - they serve those they lead.

A boss who micromanages is like a coach who wants to get in the game. Leaders guide and support and then sit back to cheer from the sidelines.

A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.

If officials on the spot commit in good faith an error of judgment, which is worse—to support them or to throw them over?

I like Donald Trump; he's been good to me. He supported me at rough times when I was being attacked by others.

Become a coach, not a king. A coach brings out the best in others, helping them to reach deep down inside and discover their potential. A king only gives commands.

What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.

In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you?

The ablest and most effective leaders do not hold to a single style; they may be highly supportive in personal relations when that is needed, yet capable of a quick, authoritative decision when the situation requires it.

Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.

Great leaders focus on equipping their team. It is unfair to expect what you did not equip.