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

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather...

Cooperation is a joint effort

The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has

Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations

All are not trustworthy

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

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

You don’t need a title to be a leader

A leader is a dealer in hope

Beauty remains in tact if seen through the man's eyes who knows what beauty is

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant