Leadership
Quotes

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
- Walter Lippmann

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
- Niccolo Machiavelli

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
- Ralph Nader

The habit of personal leadership means to begin each day with a clear understanding of your desired direction and destination.
- Stephen R. Covey

The leader hold his position purely because he is able to appeal to the conscience and to the reason of those who support him, and the boss holds his position because he appeals to fear o punishment and hope of reward. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
- Theodore Roosevelt

The leader must be an actor...But with him as with his bewigged counterpart he is unconvincing unless he lives his part.
- George S. Patton, Jr.

The leader must know, must know that he knows, and must be able to make it abundantly clear to those about him that he knows.
- Clarence B. Randall

The new leader is clearly distinguished from the old-style boss. A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows it all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself, a leader in the group.
- Unknown

The only safe ship in a storm is leaderShip.
- Faye Wattleton

The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.
- Henry Miller