A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be

A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position

A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain...

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

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the...

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out

Tricks played by money

You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case

Leadership is influence

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

A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

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