Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry.
I think we so often equate leadership with being experts - the leader is supposed to come in and fix things. But in this interconnected world we live in now, it's almost impossible for just one person to do that.
Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.
I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.
When religious leaders get involved in elections, it is usually with a reactionary social agenda.
The secret lives of politicians are always shady. People need to accept the fact that their leaders aren't perfect. No one is.
If you don’t find a leader, perhaps it is because you were meant to lead.
A cult leader alone in his beliefs is just a crazy dude with a beard.
Leaders are not pale reflectors of major social conflicts; they play up some, play down others, ignore still others.
Prayer-leadership preserves the spirituality of the Church, just as prayerless leaders make for unspiritual conditions.
To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader.
The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.
Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.
Unquestioning obedience is hailed as a great virtue only by those leaders whose commands are highly questionable.
A leaders gentle reaction and sound instruction are their greatest weapons.
This country was the moral leader of the world until George Bush became president.
Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit.
Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.
Standing with the poor means walking away from unethical leaders, even when their companies are 'succeeding.'
To be a leader you have to jump into the ocean of uncertainty and lead the followers toward the known or unknown destination.
