A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.

A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will read more

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?

If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?

Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. -Mary D. Poole.

Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. -Mary D. Poole.

You do not lead by hitting people over the head-- that's assault, not leadership.

You do not lead by hitting people over the head-- that's assault, not leadership.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what read more

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

In some countries we have had the right to vote for less than 100 years, so the entry of women read more

In some countries we have had the right to vote for less than 100 years, so the entry of women into political leadership has caused a tsunami.