The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

Sunwands turn rain droplets
into blackberry drupelets
as enkindled okra seeds
acknowledge heliocracy.

Sunwands turn rain droplets
into blackberry drupelets
as enkindled okra seeds
acknowledge heliocracy.

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.

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.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Leadership is not magnetic personality — that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not 'making friends 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 high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.

Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average.

A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.

A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy of being followed.

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy of being followed.