Leadership Quotes

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

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"We invest in people, not just in products."
Bernard Arnault
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"To lead, you must first understand your team's dreams."
Bernard Arnault
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"A leader who doesn't listen will eventually lead alone."
Bernard Arnault
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"Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around their neck that says, 'Help me feel important.'"
Mary Kay Ash
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"The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang."
Mary Kay Ash
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"Women are the heart and soul of any organization."
Mary Kay Ash
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"The way your employees feel is ultimately the way your customers feel. And if your employees don't feel valued, neither will your customers."
Mary Kay Ash
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"Don't just manage - inspire."
Mary Kay Ash
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"You don't build a business; you build people, then people build the business."
Mary Kay Ash
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"Remember always that the composer writes in silence and the artist paints in solitude. It is only the leader who must act in the crowd."
Mary Kay Ash
"Business must have a conscience, or it becomes merely a machine."
François Pinault
"Leadership is not about having all the answers; it's about asking the right questions."
François Pinault
"To lead is to serve; to serve is to lead."
François Pinault
"Leadership is demonstrated through actions, not words."
François Pinault
"Leadership without vision is merely management."
François Pinault
"A true leader lifts others as he rises."
François Pinault
"The strength to lead comes from the humility to learn."
François Pinault
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"Leadership is about inspiring others."
Donna Karan
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"Leadership is service to others."
Donna Karan
"The most important thing is that you have a sense of purpose, of social responsibility. The business of business should not just be about money."
Anita Roddick
"I think that business practices would improve immensely if they were guided by 'feminine' (that is, human) values."
Anita Roddick
"I think the time has come to accept that we cannot look to government alone to solve society's problems."
Anita Roddick
"I want to work with companies that are socially responsible."
Anita Roddick
"We stand for something. We're not just about profit."
Anita Roddick
"We see the business of business not just about generating profit but generating values."
Anita Roddick
"If your business isn't benefiting the community, what's the point?"
Anita Roddick
"I always wanted to prove that business could be a force for good."
Anita Roddick
"Business is the only mechanism on the planet today powerful enough to produce the changes necessary to reverse global environmentaldestruction and avert social tragedy."
Anita Roddick
"I believe that every business has a responsibility to society."
Anita Roddick
"I've always believed that values are more important than profits."
Anita Roddick