Leadership is not magnetic personality — that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not 'making friends and influencing people' — that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.
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And when we think we lead, we are most led.
And when we think we lead, we are most led.
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of read more
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.
Leadership is an action, not a position.
Leadership is an action, not a position.
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.
Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.
There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.
There are two levers for moving men: interest and fear.
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will read more
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
