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.

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.

No organization is stronger than the quality of its leadership, or ever extends its constituency far beyond the degree to read more

No organization is stronger than the quality of its leadership, or ever extends its constituency far beyond the degree to which its leadership is representative. -Edgar Powell.

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.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third read more

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be read more

Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be forgiven him, indeed, they will be regarded as high qualities, if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

Leadership is an action, not a position.

Leadership is an action, not a position.

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.