Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Leadership is an action, not a position.

Leadership is an action, not a position.

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' -a leader says, 'Let's go!'.

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' -a leader says, 'Let's go!'.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

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.

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.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.

The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.