1. ‘’A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done,
his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves’’. —Lao Tzu
2. ‘’The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank
you. In between, the leader is a servant’’. —Max DePree
3. ‘’Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you
become a leader, success is all about growing others’’. —Jack Welch
4. ‘’A leader is a dealer in hope’’. —Napoleon Bonaparte
5. ‘’My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men
and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires
confidence’’. —General Montgomery
6. ‘’The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping
their ears to the ground’’. —Sir Winston Churchill
7. ‘’To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less’’. —Andre Malraux
8. ‘’He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander’’. —
Aristotle
9. ‘’Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you
had no title or position’’. —Brian Tracy
10.‘’Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership
is defined by results not attributes’’ —Peter Drucker
11.‘’Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm’’. —Publilius Syrus
12.. ‘’Leadership is influence.’’ —John C. Maxwell
13. ‘’You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by
going to that place and making a case’’. —Ken Kesey
14.‘’Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no
leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skilful
leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better’’. —Harry S.
Truman
15.. ‘’People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision’’. —John Maxwell
16.‘’The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes’’.
—Tony Blair
17.‘’The very essence of leadership is that you must have a vision. It’s got to be a
vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow
an uncertain trumpet’’. —Reverend Theodore Hesburgh
18.‘’The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority’’. —
Kenneth Blanchard
19. ‘’A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not
position’’. —John Maxwell
20.‘’The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not
weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not
timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly’’. —Jim Rohn
