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"LEADERS come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet LEADERS and LEADERS one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage." »John W. Gardner
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"What makes a good follower The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity LEADERS are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the LEADERS want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and LEADERS who listen to it are an unbeatable combination." »Warren Bennis
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"The enormous gap between what US LEADERS do in the world and what Americans think their LEADERS are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments of the dominate political mythology." »Michael Parenti
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"The LEADERS I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure something that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic, something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom--as something they thought was almost a necessity. It's as if at that moment the iron entered their soul that moment created the resilience that LEADERS need." »Warren Bennis
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"We over-praise LEADERS when organizations succeed and over-blame them when organizations fail. Success or failure depends on the environment as much as or even more than the leader. Effective LEADERS navigate and influence the environment to enable key success factors for their followers" »Med Jones
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"The most dangerous leadership myth is that LEADERS are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense in fact, the opposite is true. LEADERS are made rather than born. Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led." »Warren Bennis
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"There are no office hours for LEADERS." »Cardinal James Gibbons
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"Very few of the great LEADERS ever get through their careers without failing, sometimes dramatically." »Philip Crosby, Reflections on Quality
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"The great LEADERS have always stage-managed their effects." »Charles De Gaulle
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"Successful LEADERS have the courage to take action where others hesitate." »Author Unknown
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"All LEADERS strive to turn their followers into children." »Eric Hoffer
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"LEADERS keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line." »Warren Bennis
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"Outstanding LEADERS appeal to the hearts of their followers - not their minds." »Author Unknown
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"LEADERS get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged." »Frederick Smith
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"It distresses me, this failure to keep pace with the LEADERS of thought, as they pass into oblivion." »Max Beerbohm
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"LEADERS are the ones who keep faith with the past, keep step with the present and keep the promise to posterity." »Harold J. Seymore
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"I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more LEADERS, not more followers." »Ralph Nader
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"LEADERS must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard." »Warren Bennis
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"Outstanding LEADERS go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish." »Sam Walton
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"Enthusiasm is that kindling spark which marks the difference between the LEADERS in every activity and the laggards who put in just enough to "get by."" »Author Unknown
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"Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid LEADERS." »Sloan Wilson
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"The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All LEADERS whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force." »Andr Maurois
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"LEADERShip excellence requires a balanced mix of paradoxes. LEADERS need to be visionary yet practical, teachers yet learners, and believers yet open-minded." »Med Jones
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"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 opportunity to change things for the better." »Harry S Truman
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"The great LEADERS are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players." »Blaine Lee
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"Great necessities call forth great LEADERS." »Abigail Adams
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"There is an undercurrent of cultural changes in the Middle East region driven by the globalization of media and the Internet. Smart LEADERS will anticipate these changes and initiate gradual democratic reforms to avoid political instability and economic problems." »Med Jones
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"The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all their disgust of emotion, and pride in self- reliance. He is led no longer by Davy Crocketts he is led by cheer LEADERS, press agents, word mongers, uplifters." »Henry Louis Mencken
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"If hell uses highly refined uranium and completely pure hydrogen to stoke its fires, the roaring furnaces there will still be too cold for these depraved beings. (Speaking about the LEADERS of North Korea...)
read about it here: http://standfortheright.com/archives/540" »Dan Flikweert
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"LEADERS aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal." »Vince Lombardi
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