Leadership Quotes
What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.
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"Leadership means taking responsibility for your mistakes."B.J. Hunnicutt
"A good leader listens more than he talks."Hawkeye Pierce
"A woman has to work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously."Margaret Houlihan
"Order is what separates civilization from anarchy."Margaret Houlihan
"A good leader doesn't follow the rules; they set them."Margaret Houlihan
"A leader must make hard choices without hesitation."Margaret Houlihan
"A leader leads by example, not by command."Margaret Houlihan
"A leader must be willing to make unpopular decisions."Margaret Houlihan
"Leadership means taking responsibility for your decisions."B.J. Hunnicutt
"Leadership is about serving, not commanding."B.J. Hunnicutt
"A true leader serves those beneath him."M*A*S*H
"Leadership means taking responsibility for your failures."M*A*S*H
"A good leader doesn't command respect - he earns it by respecting others."Hawkeye Pierce
"Leadership is getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to."Hawkeye Pierce
"A real leader listens more than he talks."Hawkeye Pierce
"Leaders serve; they don't command."Hawkeye Pierce
"A leader isn't someone who has all the answers—it's someone who listens."M*A*S*H
"A leader serves, not commands."M*A*S*H
"A good leader doesn't make himself bigger. He makes the people around him better."B.J. Hunnicutt
"Real leadership is understanding that you're responsible for more than just yourself."B.J. Hunnicutt
"A good leader knows when to joke and when to be serious."Hawkeye Pierce
"A leader who doesn't laugh at himself will break."Hawkeye Pierce
"Leadership means taking responsibility for others."M*A*S*H
"Leadership is service disguised as authority."M*A*S*H
"One must learn to balance ambition with compassion."Sue Ann Nivens
"Leadership means knowing how to delegate properly."Sue Ann Nivens
"Leadership is showing others what's possible."Sue Ann Nivens
"The key to leadership is looking authoritative while someone else makes the decisions."Ted Baxter
"A good leader knows when to delegate - I delegate thinking to others."Ted Baxter
"The best leaders serve those they lead, not the other way around."M*A*S*H