Leadership Quotes

"I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts."

"Men who build business empires take calculated risks."

"The greatest investment is in people."

"Leadership is not about commanding; it is about inspiring."

"Leadership is earned through integrity and service."

"A leader's greatest responsibility is to inspire others to become their best selves."

"We build the future through the decisions we make and the values we embody today."

"The greatest inventory a store can have is the loyalty of its patrons."

"The best business plan is written in the hearts of satisfied customers."

"The voice of the customer is the voice of truth in business."

"To lead others, you must first lead yourself towards excellence."

"A leader who does not listen is merely a tyrant with a title."

"The art of leadership is knowing when to lead and when to follow."

"Competition is the instantaneous ultimate arbiter of the correctness of a business decision."

"The organization must be designed around the market, not the market around the organization."

"Take the most able man in your organization and make him president of the smallest subsidiary. Give him a very real responsibility, and see if he grows."

"Leadership is the ability to get men to do what they don't want to do and like it."

"Decentralization does not mean loss of control; it means control through responsibility."

"The organization structure should follow strategy, not precede it."

"A leader who surrounds himself with 'yes men' is guaranteed to fail in the long run."

"The manager's job is not to do the work, but to create conditions where others can do it better."

"Every organization reflects the personality of its leader."

"Loyalty without performance is a luxury no organization can afford."

"The test of good management is whether your company can function well without you."

"The worst mistake a leader can make is to surround himself with people exactly like himself."

"Every organization has a culture; the question is whether you are intentionally shaping it or merely inheriting it."

"A leader who does not seek criticism is blind to their own shortcomings."

"An organization's greatest asset is not its buildings or equipment, but the minds of its people."

"Leadership is not about being liked; it is about being trusted."

"A strong culture can compensate for many weaknesses in a business; a weak culture cannot compensate for any."