Leadership Quotes

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

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"We are responsible not only for our profits but for our people's futures."
Akio Morita
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"A company's responsibility extends beyond its customers to society."
Akio Morita
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"Every employee is a representative of the company's values."
Akio Morita
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"A leader who doesn't listen cannot truly lead."
Akio Morita
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"We must invest in people as much as we invest in machinery."
Akio Morita
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"We must create an environment where people dare to dream."
Akio Morita
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"We are not just in business; we are in the business of human development."
Akio Morita
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"A wise leader knows when to lead and when to follow."
Akio Morita
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"A leader who cannot adapt is a leader who will fail."
Lee Kun-hee
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"I surround myself with people smarter than me in different fields. That is how you truly grow."
Masayoshi Son
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"I don't hire for credentials. I hire for hunger and curiosity."
Masayoshi Son
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"I've learned that the best leaders listen more than they speak."
Masayoshi Son
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"I don't follow trends. I create them. That's the only way to truly lead."
Masayoshi Son
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"I am more interested in creating 100 millionaires than in being a billionaire myself."
Masayoshi Son
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"I don't make decisions based on fear. I make them based on vision."
Masayoshi Son
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"A company's culture is its immune system. Weak culture, weak company."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"An organization is only as strong as its people's commitment to something greater than profit."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"A leader's job is not to have all the answers, but to create an environment where the right answers emerge."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"The role of leadership is to make future leaders, not future followers."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"Culture is what people do when nobody is watching."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"A leader who doesn't ask questions is not really leading."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"A company's character is revealed in its decisions during a crisis."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"Your worst day as a leader is often your best teacher."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"Leadership is about serving, not being served."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"Your company culture is your operating system. Get it right, and everything runs better."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"A leader's influence is measured by the growth of their team, not their title."
Hiroshi Mikitani
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"Leadership is the burden of caring for those who follow."
Shoji Shima
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"Leadership is service in its highest form."
Shoji Shima
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"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Huateng Ma
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"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge."
Huateng Ma