Leadership Quotes

"Mindfulness enables leaders to be fully present, aware of themselves and their impact on other people, and sensitive to their reactions to stressful situations."

- Bill George

"Initiative is doing the right thing without being told."

- Victor Hugo

"Indecision and delays are the parents of failure."

- George Canning

"Strategy without process is little more than a wish list."

- Robert Filek

"He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander."

- Aristotle

"The king loved Esther more than all the other women; she had won his love and his favor more than all the others. He placed the royal crown on her head and made her ruler in place of Vashti."

- Esther 2:17

"You're short on ears and long on mouth."

- John Wayne

"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

- John Wayne

"A big mouth won't make a big man."

- John Wayne

"It’s okay to admit what you don’t know. It’s okay to ask for help. And it’s more than okay to listen to the people you lead–in fact, it’s essential."

- Mary Barra

"One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive enough or maybe somehow, because I’m empathetic, it means I’m weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong."

- Jacinda Ardern

"I have this ability to find this hidden talent in people that sometimes even they didn't know they had."

- Berry Gordy

"No man will make a great business who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit of doing it."

- Andrew Carnegie

"The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert."

- Vince Lombardi

"A great leader doesn't only inspire us to have confidence in what THEY can do. A great leader inspires us to have confidence in what WE can do."

- Simon Sinek

"Don't show up to prove. Show up to improve."

- Simon Sinek

"Bad leaders care about who's right. Good leaders care about what's right."

- Simon Sinek

"People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it."

- Simon Sinek

"Everything you say and everything you do has to prove what you believe. A WHY is just a belief. That's all it is. HOWs are the actions you take to realize that belief, and WHATs are the results of those actions."

- Simon Sinek

"When a WHY is clear, those who share that belief will be drawn to it."

- Simon Sinek

"Regardless of WHAT we do in our lives, our WHY—our driving purpose, cause, or belief—never changes."

- Simon Sinek

"A leader must identify himself with the group, must back up the group, even at the risk of displeasing superiors. He must believe that the group wants from him a sense of approval. If this feeling prevails, production, discipline, morale will be high, and in return, you can demand the cooperation to promote the goals of the community."

- Vince Lombardi

"No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all."

- Vince Lombardi

"Good marketing speaks to us. Bad marketing speaks at us."

- Simon Sinek

"It’s better to go slowly in the right direction, than to go speeding off in the wrong direction."

- Simon Sinek

"Offer your strengths to others and you will be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you."

- Simon Sinek

"The most accurate tool for measuring trust is human intuition."

- Simon Sinek

"Charisma is the ability to inspire followers with devotion and enthusiasm."

"The alpha’s strength lies in his pack, but his leadership lies within himself."

- Unknown

"Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack."

- Unknown