Collection of 55 famous leadership quotes and sayings for you to get inspired.

  • “A LEADER IS ONE WHO KNOWS THE WAY, GOES THE WAY, AND SHOWS THE WAY.”-JOHN MAXWELL

  • “BEFORE YOU ARE A LEADER, SUCCESS IS ALL ABOUT GROWING YOURSELF. WHEN YOU BECOME A LEADER, SUCCESS IS ALL ABOUT GROWING OTHERS.”-JACK WELCH

  • “HE WHO HAS GREAT POWER SHOULD USE IT LIGHTLY.”-SENECA

“EDUCATION IS THE MOTHER OF LEADERSHIP.”-WENDELL WILLKIE

  1. “TO COMMAND IS TO SERVE, NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS.”-ANDRE MALRAUX
  2. “A GREAT LEADER’S COURAGE TO FULFILL HIS VISION COMES FROM PASSION, NOT POSITION.”-JOHN MAXWELL
  3. “LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT TITLES, POSITIONS OR FLOWCHARTS. IT IS ABOUT ONE LIFE INFLUENCING ANOTHER.”-JOHN C. MAXWELL
  4. “NOT THE CRY, BUT THE FLIGHT OF A WILD DUCK, LEADS THE FLOCK TO FLY AND FOLLOW.”-CHINESE PROVERB
  5. “NEARLY ALL MEN CAN STAND ADVERSITY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST A MAN’S CHARACTER, GIVE HIM POWER.”-ABRAHAM LINCOLN
  6. “THE REAL LEADER HAS NO NEED TO LEAD–HE IS CONTENT TO POINT THE WAY.”-HENRY MILLER
  7. “HE WHO HAS LEARNED HOW TO OBEY WILL KNOW HOW TO COMMAND.”-SOLON
  8. “THE TASK OF THE LEADER IS TO GET HIS PEOPLE FROM WHERE THEY ARE TO WHERE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN.”-HENRY KISSINGER
  9. “WITHOUT LEADERSHIP, COMMAND IS A HOLLOW EXPERIENCE, A VACUUM OFTEN FILLED WITH MISTRUST AND ARROGANCE.”-ERIC SHINSEKI
  10. “MANAGEMENT IS DOING THINGS RIGHT; LEADERSHIP IS DOING THE RIGHT THINGS.”-PETER FERDINAND DRUCKER
  11. “PEOPLE ASK THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEADER AND A BOSS. THE LEADER LEADS, AND THE BOSS DRIVES.”-THEODORE ROOSEVELT
  12. “THE EAR OF THE LEADER MUST RING WITH THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE.”-WOODROW WILSON
  13. “I SUPPOSE LEADERSHIP AT ONE TIME MEANT MUSCLES; BUT TODAY IT MEANS GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE.”-INDIRA GANDHI
  14. “TO HANDLE YOURSELF, USE YOUR HEAD; TO HANDLE OTHERS, USE YOUR HEART.”-ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
  15. “KEEP YOUR FEARS TO YOURSELF, BUT SHARE YOUR COURAGE WITH OTHERS.”-ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
  16. “HE WHO CANNOT BE A GOOD FOLLOWER CANNOT BE A GOOD LEADER.”-ARISTOTLE
  17. “AS WE LOOK AHEAD INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, LEADERS WILL BE THOSE WHO EMPOWER OTHERS.”-BILL GATES
  18. “A LEADER IS A DEALER IN HOPE.”-NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
  19. “IF YOU THINK YOU ARE LEADING AND TURN AROUND TO SEE NO ONE FOLLOWING, THEN YOU ARE JUST TAKING A WALK.”-BENJAMIN HOOKS
  20. “IF YOUR ACTIONS INSPIRE OTHERS TO DREAM MORE, LEARN MORE, DO MORE AND BECOME MORE, YOU ARE A LEADER.”-JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
  21. “DO NOT FOLLOW WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD. GO INSTEAD WHERE THERE IS NO PATH AND LEAVE A TRAIL.”-RALPH WALDO EMERSON
  22. “A GOOD OBJECTIVE OF LEADERSHIP IS TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE DOING POORLY TO DO WELL AND TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE DOING WELL TO DO EVEN BETTER.”-JIM ROHN
  23. “WHEN THINGS GO WRONG IN YOUR COMMAND, START SEARCHING FOR THE REASON IN INCREASINGLY LARGE CIRCLES AROUND YOUR OWN DESK.”-GEN. BRUCE CLARKE
  1. LEADERSHIP IS NOT A POSITION OR A TITLE, IT IS ACTION AND EXAMPLE.
  2. “GREAT LEADERSHIP USUALLY STARTS WITH A WILLING HEART, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND A DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”-MAC ANDERSON
  3. “LEADERS DO NOT AVOID, REPRESS, OR DENY CONFLICT, BUT RATHER SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY.”-WARREN BENNIS
  4. “LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT MAGNETIC COMMUNICATION. LEADERS HAVE A WAY OF COMMUNICATING THAT DRAWS PEOPLE TOWARD THE VISION AND THE HORIZON.”-DOUG FIREBAUGH
  5. “A REAL LEADER FACES THE MUSIC, EVEN WHEN HE DOESN’T LIKE THE TUNE.”
  6. “REMEMBER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BOSS AND A LEADER; A BOSS SAYS “GO!”-A LEADER SAYS “LET’S GO!”-E.M. KELLY
  7. “IF I HAVE SEEN FARTHER THAN OTHERS, IT IS BECAUSE I WAS STANDING ON THE SHOULDER OF GIANTS.”-ISAAC NEWTON
  8. “THE PRICE OF GREATNESS IS RESPONSIBILITY.”-WINSTON CHURCHILL
  9. “THE VERY ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE VISION. YOU CAN’T BLOW AN UNCERTAIN TRUMPET.”-THEODORE M. HESBURGH
  10. “NOBODY IS MORE POWERFUL AS WE MAKE THEM OUT TO BE.” ALICE WALKER
  11. “BE WITH A LEADER WHEN HE IS RIGHT, STAY WITH HIM WHEN HE IS STILL RIGHT, BUT, LEAVE HIM WHEN HE IS WRONG.”-ABRAHAM LINCOLN
  12. “LEADERS AREN’T BORN, THEY ARE MADE. AND THEY ARE MADE JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, THROUGH HARD WORK. AND THAT’S THE PRICE WE’LL HAVE TO PAY TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL, OR ANY GOAL.”- VINCE LOMBARDI
  13. “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
  14. “A BOSS CREATES FEAR, A LEADER CONFIDENCE. A BOSS FIXES BLAME, A LEADER CORRECTS MISTAKES. A BOSS KNOWS ALL, A LEADER ASKS QUESTIONS. A BOSS MAKES WORK DRUDGERY, A LEADER MAKES IT INTERESTING. A BOSS IS INTERESTED IN HIMSELF OR HERSELF, A LEADER IS INTERESTED IN THE GROUP.”- RUSSELL H. EWING
  15. “AN ARMY OF DEER WOULD BE MORE FORMIDABLE COMMANDED BY A LION, THAN AN ARMY OF LIONS COMMANDED BY A STAG.” -VIKING PROVERB
  16. “NO MAN WILL MAKE A GREAT LEADER WHO WANTS TO DO IT ALL HIMSELF, OR TO GET ALL THE CREDIT FOR DOING IT.”-ANDREW CARNEGIE
  17. “THERE ARE THREE ESSENTIALS TO LEADERSHIP: HUMILITY, CLARITY AND COURAGE.”-CHAN MASTER FUCHAN YUAN
  18. “DON’T FOLLOW THE CROWD. LET THE CROWD FOLLOW YOU.” – MARGARET THATCHER
  19. “A GOOD LEADER IS AS GOOD AS HALF AN ARMY.”-GERMAN PROVERB
  20. “GOOD LEADERSHIP CONSISTS OF SHOWING AVERAGE PEOPLE HOW TO DO THE WORK OF SUPERIOR PEOPLE.”-JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER
  21. “DON’T TELL PEOPLE HOW TO DO THINGS, TELL THEM WHAT TO DO AND LET THEM SURPRISE YOU WITH THEIR RESULTS.”-GEORGE SMITH PATTON, JR.
  22. “LOVE AND RESPECT DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACCOMPANY A POSITION OF LEADERSHIP. THEY MUST BE EARNED.”
  23. “THERE GO MY PEOPLE. I MUST FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE GOING SO I CAN LEAD THEM.”
  24. “LEADERSHIP CANNOT REALLY BE TAUGHT. IT CAN ONLY BE LEARNED.”
  25. “COURAGE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF FEAR. IT IS GOING FORWARD WITH THE FACE OF FEAR.”-ABRAHAM LINCOLN
  26. “LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING ARE INDISPENSABLE TO EACH OTHER.” –JOHN KENNEDY
  27. “NO GUTS, NO STORY.” CHRIS BRADY
  28. “A LEADER…IS LIKE A SHEPHERD. HE STAYS BEHIND THE FLOCK, LETTING THE MOST NIMBLE GO OUT AHEAD, WHEREUPON THE OTHERS FOLLOW, NOT REALIZING THAT ALL ALONG THEY ARE BEING DIRECTED FROM BEHIND.”-NELSON MANDELA