4. “THE MOST DANGEROUS LEADERSHIP MYTH IS THAT
LEADERS ARE BORN-THAT THERE IS A GENETIC
FACTOR TO LEADERSHIP. THAT’S NONSENSE; IN
FACT, THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE.
LEADERS ARE MADE RATHER THAN BORN.”
WARREN BENNIS
6. “ T O D A Y A R E A D E R ,
T O M O R R O W A L E A D E R . ”
MARGARET FULLER
7. “BEFORE YOU ARE A LEADER, SUCCESS IS
ALL ABOUT GROWING YOURSELF. WHEN
YOU BECOME A LEADER, SUCCESS IS ALL
ABOUT GROWING OTHERS.”
JACK WELCH
8. D o u g l a s M a c A r t h u r
“A true leader has the confidence
to stand alone, the courage to
make tough decisions, and the
compassion to listen to the needs
of others. He does not set out to
be a leader, but becomes one by
the equality of his actions and the
integrity of his intent.”
9. “Leadership is not about titles,
positions, or flowcharts. It is
about one life influencing
another.”
John C. Maxwell
10. “Successful leaders see the
opportunities in every difficulty
rather than the difficulty in
every opportunity.”
R E E D M A R K H A M
11. “Great leaders are almost always great
simplifiers, who can cut through argument,
debate, and doubt to offer a solution
everybody can understand.”
COLIN POWELL
12. “Outstanding leaders go out of their way to
boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If
people believe in themselves, it’s amazing
what they can accomplish.”
Sam Walton
13. “Leadership is the art of giving people a
platform for spreading ideas that work.”
S E T H G O D I N
14. “I START WITH THE PREMISE THAT THE
FUNCTION OF LEADERSHIP IS TO PRODUCE
MORE LEADERS, NOT MORE FOLLOWERS.”
Ralph Nader
15. “You cannot be a leader, and
ask other people to follow you,
unless you know how to
follow, too.”
Sam Rayburn
16. “THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL
LEADERSHIP TODAY IS INFLUENCE,
NOT AUTHORITY.”
KENNETH BLANCHARD
17. “The greatest leader is not necessarily
the one who does the greatest things.
He is the one that gets the people to
do the greatest things.”
Ronald Reagan
18. “ I F Y O U R A C T I O N S I N S P I R E
O T H E R S T O D R E A M M O R E , L E A R N
M O R E , D O M O R E A N D B E C O M E
M O R E , Y O U A R E A L E A D E R . ”
J O H N Q U I N C Y A D A M S