Leadership Quotes
“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.”
“Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.”
-- Paul Hawken
“The President's speech suggested to me that were we to follow his leadership, we will be in Iraq not for months, but for years. I also hope I am wrong on this.”
-- Daniel Inouye
“By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.”
-- James Forrestal
“How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.”
-- David Joseph Schwartz
“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”
-- Stephen Covey
“My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.”
-- Sonny Perdue