Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. -Mary D. Poole.

Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. -Mary D. Poole.

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

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.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his read more

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.

Leadership is happening, but it\'s not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these read more

Leadership is happening, but it\'s not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these extraordinary, sparkling new initiatives that are under way.

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.

American philanthropic custom owes much to leadership by business and professional people. -Robert L. Payton.

American philanthropic custom owes much to leadership by business and professional people. -Robert L. Payton.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. -Marian read more

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. -Marian Anderson.