A leader is a dealer in hope.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Leadership is happening, but it\'s not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these read more

Leadership is happening, but it\'s not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these extraordinary, sparkling new initiatives that are under way.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

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 very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly read more

The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the read more

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.

Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Manual read more

Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Manual on military leadership -Dwight D. Eisenhower.

To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to read more

To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against. -Christina Baldwin.