Leadership Quotes

What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.

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"Leadership is the willingness to stand alone when necessary."
Jean Jennings Bartik
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"A leader is someone who takes people where they wouldn't go on their own."
Nolan Bushnell
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"Leadership is about lifting others up, not putting yourself above them."
Nolan Bushnell
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"We must balance ambition with humility, or ambition becomes our downfall."
Shunpei Yamazaki
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"A true leader inspires others to become leaders themselves."
Shunpei Yamazaki
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"Leadership is the art of making others believe in themselves."
Shunpei Yamazaki
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"Leadership means showing others what's possible."
Carver Mead
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"The best mentors show you how to think, not what to think."
Carver Mead
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"Leadership is about listening more than talking."
Donna Dubinsky
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"The greatest leaders inspire others to believe in themselves."
Donna Dubinsky
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"Leadership begins with the courage to listen to uncomfortable feedback."
Donna Dubinsky
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"Leadership is less about authority and more about influence."
Donna Dubinsky
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"Bad companies are destroyed by crisis. Good companies survive them. Great companies are improved by them."
Andy Grove
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"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence."
Andy Grove
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"Give rewards and sanctions both because of - and in spite of - the metrics, use human judgment."
Andy Grove
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"Your title makes you a manager, your people decide if you are a leader."
Andy Grove
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"Strategic planning should be a process, not an event."
Andy Grove
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"A good manager leads, does not command."
Andy Grove
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"Management is about creating conditions for people to do their best work."
Andy Grove
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"The most successful companies are led by people who understand their business."
Andy Grove
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"The most important decisions are made in the boardroom."
Andy Grove
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"Leadership is about removing obstacles for your people."
Andy Grove
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"Your job is to make your people better."
Andy Grove
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"You cannot build a great company without great people."
Andy Grove
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"Your job is to anticipate change, not react to it."
Andy Grove
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"Leadership is about creating a culture of excellence."
Andy Grove
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"Your job is to create conditions for success."
Andy Grove
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"Leadership is about empowering others."
Andy Grove
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"The most successful companies have clear values."
Andy Grove
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"Your job is to create accountability."
Andy Grove