Leadership Quotes

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

30104 quotes

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"The management must take on new duties and responsibilities."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The art of management lies in understanding people."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The purpose of management is to produce results."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The best manager is the one who needs to give the fewest orders."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The manager who listens to his workers will always be ahead."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Management must be willing to invest in improvement."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The manager's role is to enable his workers to succeed."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The role of management is to create conditions for success."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"To lead men, one must first understand them."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"A system is only as good as the men who operate it."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The true measure of management is the improvement of the people managed."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The manager's duty is to bring out the best in every man."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"I have learned that leadership is not about power, but about responsibility to those you serve."
James B. Duke
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"In business, as in life, reputation is everything."
James B. Duke
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"A true businessman understands that his legacy is more important than his bank account."
James B. Duke
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"The greatest power a man can exercise is the power to help others rise."
James B. Duke
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"Selection of talent is as much art as it is science, requiring keen observation."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"The test of true leadership is whether you develop others into leaders themselves."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Leadership begins with the willingness to understand those you seek to lead."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"We teach students, not subjects. Remember that always."
William H. McCallum
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"Leadership begins with listening more than speaking."
William H. McCallum
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"Leadership without empathy is merely command."
William H. McCallum
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"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee, and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun."
Charles Schwab
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"I regard my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men as the greatest asset I possess."
Charles Schwab
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"The ability to develop people is the highest calling in leadership."
Charles Schwab
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"The ability to communicate is as vital to the executive as the voice is to the singer."
Charles Schwab
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"I am not looking for the best people. I am looking for people who want to be the best."
Charles Schwab
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"The greatest asset of any corporation is the character of its leaders."
Elbert Gary
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"A leader must be willing to make difficult decisions for the greater good."
Elbert Gary
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"The quality of leadership determines the quality of civilization."
Elbert Gary