leadership quotes in english | Short leadership quotes

“Remember, feedback is meant to address the problem, not the person.”

Travis Bradberry

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“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

John Maxwell

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“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be lead.”

Ross Perot

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

Sir Winston Churchill

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"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." – Booker T. Washington

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"Great things in business are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people." – Steve Jobs

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Leadership quotes by women

"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." – Ryunosuke Satoro

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There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others." – George Shinn

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"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed." –Napolean Hill

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“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

Bill Gates

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“It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.”

Seneca

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Inspiring leadership quotes

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

Ken Kesey

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“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.”

Theodore M. Hesburgh

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"Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there." – Virginia Burden 

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"None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful." – Mother Teresa 

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Funny leadership quotes

"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." – Harry Truman

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"It takes two flints to make a fire." – Louisa May Alcott

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"The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first." – Iyanla Vanzant

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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." – African Proverb 

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Leadership quotes for students

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Steve Jobs

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“You manage things; you lead people. “

Grace Murray Hopper

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"Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it's a really good thing to remember." – Ginni Rometty

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"Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit." – Helena Rubinstein 

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Leadership quotes with explanation

"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment." – Mahatma Gandhi 

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"I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." – Thomas Jefferson

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"Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs." – Malcolm Forbes

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"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work." – Vince Lombardi Jr.