John Maxwell has become synonymous with leadership development and his book “Developing the Leader Within You” is one of his classics. The following are 10 quotes – among many – that I enjoyed.
- When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.
- People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.
- A leader is great not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.
- People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.
- The effectiveness of your work will never rise above your ability to lead and influence others. You cannot produce consistently on a level higher than your leadership. In other words, your leadership skills determine the level of your success-and the success of those who work around you.
- No one can understand that mysterious thing we call influence . . . yet . . . everyone of us continually exerts influence, either to heal, to bless, to leave marks of beauty; or to wound, to hurt, to poison, to stain other lives.
- Leadership has less to do with position than it does disposition.
- Leadership is influence.
- The boss drives his workers; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says “I”; the leader, “we.” The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how. The boss says, “Go”; the leader says, “Let’s go!”
- Positive thinking does not always change our circumstances, but it will always change us. When we are able to think right about tough situations, then our journeys through life become better.
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