Sometimes a few well-chosen words can be a huge inspiration

Whether you are leading a team, a group of volunteers, or yourself – some of the following 15 quotes will surely inspire and guide you on your leadership journey:

Leadership and Management Quote #1 

 “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”

– John Quincy Adams

Leadership and Management Quote #2 

 “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

– John C. Maxwell

Leadership and Management Quote #3 

 “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

– Ralph Nader

Leadership and Management Quote #4 

“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

Leadership and Management Quote #5 

 “Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek

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Leadership and Management Quote #6 

 “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

– Warren Bennis

Leadership and Management Quote #7 

 “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”

– Theodore Roosevelt

Leadership and Management Quote #8 

 “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.”

– Douglas MacArthur

Leadership and Management Quote #9 

 “The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”

– Jim Rohn

Leadership and Management Quote #10 

 “The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

– Tony Blair

Leadership and Management Quote #11 

 “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

– Ray Kroc

Leadership and Management Quote #12 

 “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

Leadership and Management Quote #13 

 “Leadership is the capacity to care, to listen, to protect, to serve, to empower, and to inspire.”

– Unknown

Leadership and Management Quote #14 

 “Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about serving those in your charge.”

– Unknown

Leadership and Management Quote #15 

 “Leadership is the ability to guide others without force into a direction or decision that leaves them still feeling empowered and accomplished.”

– Lisa Cash Hanson

Great Inspiration for Leadership and Management

The quotes above remind us that leadership is about so much more than just being in charge and having the power to call the shots. It is about inspiring and empowering people, showing a positive example, and being humble and compassionate.

Let’s keep these principles in mind, so we can be great leaders in all areas of our lives – whether we are leaders of our own lives, other people, organizations, or a combination of all.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Roselvelt said:

    The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it

    not same meaning you wrote

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