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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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
Leadership is not magnetic personality-that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing read more
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 higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. -Peter F. Drucker.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse read more
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him....But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, "We did it ourselves. Chinese proverb -Lao Tzu.
There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third read more
There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
No organization is stronger than the quality of its leadership, or ever extends its constituency far beyond the degree to read more
No organization is stronger than the quality of its leadership, or ever extends its constituency far beyond the degree to which its leadership is representative. -Edgar Powell.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
