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January 24, 2005
Leadership Quotes
Leadership Quotes
I've been searching for leadership quotes that will help form my vision for personal leadership. One quote (by James O'Toole writing in the foreward of Max DePree's book "Leadership is an Art") struck me as particularly significant:
'liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective and humane way possible'
He goes on to say that the leader is a 'servant' of those he/she leads. What a tremendous way of looking at leadership - as a servant of others.
On a website dedicated to Leadership Quotes, I found another reference to this:
John Maxwell
The first step to leadership is servanthood.
Attempt at a leadership quote:
To be able to provide guidance and vision to those that follow, the leader must demonstrate integrity, understanding and loyalty while encouraging others to develop and grow. A good leader must be able to stand alone when taking responsibility for errors in judgement and stand as a team when celebrating successes.
From Laurie
"Leadership is a way of being. It gathers together the qualities of self-reflection, empathy, support and encouragement of others, positive action and thinking, teamwork, solution orientation, growth, and openness to change. Excellent leaders have strong personal values and moral ethics, a sense of fairness, and are visionary. They are able to motivate and encourage others to move beyond their expectations, and are able to challenge themselves and others positively." (Royal Roads posting)
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