True Leadership always begins with the inner person.
source: John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You”, p.17, Thomas Nelson Inc
topic: True Leader, True Leadership, Persons
True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from Influence.
source: John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Workbook: Revised and Updated”, p.14, Thomas Nelson Inc
topic: Influence, True Leader, True Leadership

True leadership is measured by what happens after you die.
source: "The Leadership For Social Justice Project In Ghana: Planting Seeds Of Social Change" by Dr. Artika R. Tyner, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2016.
topic: True Leader, True Leadership, Happens

source: Spencer W. Kimball (1982). “The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”
topic: Leadership, Jesus, Distance, Close Friendship, True Leadership
topic: Leadership, Inspire, Lifting Others, True Leader, True Leadership
source: FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Dec 27, 2013
topic: Leadership, Strong, Humble, True Leader, Leaders Motivational
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
source: Interview with Philip Scarpino, tobiascenter.iu.edu. January 6, 2009.
topic: Leadership, Business, Blow, True Leader, Innovative Leadership
topic: Perfection, Leader, Individuality, Women Leadership, Woman Leader
Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.
topic: Leadership, Business, Insperational, Leadership And Management, Leadership Skills
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
topic: Leadership, Rewards, Should, True Leader, Leadership By Famous Leaders
topic: Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership, Pointing, True Leader
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
topic: Inspirational, Success, Leadership, True Leader, Inspirational Passion
topic: Believe, People, Leader, True Leader, Leadership And Vision
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
topic: Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership, Top Management, True Leader
topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Success, True Leader, Funny Leadership
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Top Management, Management Motivation
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
topic: Motivational, Leadership, Art, True Leader, Funny Leadership
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
topic: Inspirational, Leadership, Confidence, Put First Things First, True Leader
topic: Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball, True Leader, Inspiring Leader
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
source: "Leadership 101: 3 Key Lessons on Advancing Racial Equity" by Dr. Artika R. Tyner, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 15, 2015.
topic: Inspirational, Leadership, Basketball, Young Entrepreneurs, True Leader
topic: Motivational, Leadership, Graduation, True Leader, Funny Leadership
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.
topic: Leadership, Command, Military Command, Military Leadership, Leadership By Great Leaders
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
topic: Leadership, Doe, Compromise, True Leader, Inspiring Leader
topic: Leadership, Art, Business, Management Motivation, Funny Leadership
topic: Leadership, Strong, Humor, True Leader, Leaders Motivational
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
topic: Inspirational, Leadership, Educational, Live And Learn, Top Management
He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.
topic: Leadership, True Leader, Commanders, Leadership By Great Leaders, Leadership In Education
topic: Leadership, Inspiration, Elements, True Leader, Breathless
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day.
topic: Leadership, Challenges, Vision, Getting Along, Effective Leadership
source: "Why good leaders make you feel safe". Simon Sinek at TED2014, www.ted.com. May 19, 2014.
topic: Inspirational, Sacrifice, Numbers, Great Sacrifice, True Leadership
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.
topic: Leadership, Victory, Way, True Leader, Military Leader
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring, Top Management, True Leader
source: Colin L. Powell, Joseph E. Persico (2010). “My American Journey”, p.52, Ballantine Books
topic: Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership, Inspirational Military, Inspiring Leader
topic: Leadership, People, Titles, True Leader, Inspiring Leader
source: Attributed in "The 101 Greatest Business Principles of All Time" by Leslie Pockell, November 23, 2004.
topic: Motivational, Leadership, Educational, True Leader, Inspirational Self Esteem
topic: Change, Leadership, Men, True Leader, Lack Of Leadership
The building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.
topic: Personality, Normal, Building, True Leader, Leadership And Change
Leaders are not born, they're made.
topic: Leadership, Discipline, Effort, True Leader, Sports Leadership
topic: Leadership, Looks, Ears, True Leader, Inspiring Leader
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.
source: "The Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper". The OCLC Newsletter, No. 167, www.cs.yale.edu. March/April 1987.
topic: People, Management, Overboard, Managing People, Inspiring Leader
topic: Business, People, Together, True Leader, Inspiring Leader