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A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will read more
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
A leader may symbolize and express what is best in people, like Pericles, or what is worst, like Hitler, but read more
A leader may symbolize and express what is best in people, like Pericles, or what is worst, like Hitler, but he cannot successfully express what is only in his heart and not in theirs.
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead read more
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.
The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. He must dominate in his turn.
The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. He must dominate in his turn.
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. read more
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.
A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.
A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.
Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.
Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.
No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.
No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.