The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error.
Leaders who are kind of insecure or egocentric, they basically sabotage themselves.
A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
Community begins in mystery and ends in administration. Leaders move away from people and into paper.
I'm an honest, hardworking conservative leader who will stand up to Washington and fight for Nebraska.
Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.
We look to our leaders once we elect them to either lead us in the right direction or at least not crush us.
A leader first tries to listen, then tries to understand, then creates a common vision and then together takes action for the realization.
If your vision inspires others to see their dreams and your actions motivate them to realize it, then you are a leader.
A leader creates a new way to success for followers and inspires them to follow him toward the ultimate purpose.
I am struck that so many of our leaders in the U.S. forget how strong our country can be.
Why does the Church grow and flourish? It does so because of divine direction to the leaders and members.
I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.
Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, then you're not leading well.
We started Kotter International to improve leaders' ability to deal with big, important transformations in organizations - and in their lives.
While Kuwait is not a democracy, giving only half the population a voice in their government is not a policy this Congress should support and one that I am glad that Kuwait's leaders are changing.
I like moral judgment to emerge from the reader. We are being sold a very simplistic morality by our leaders at a time when nuance and understanding are at a premium.
While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas.
A simple way to address hidden curriculum issues is to spend time talking with staff and key leaders about their spiritual lives.
I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.
We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.
