Leadership Quotes

"A corporation's culture is either an asset or a liability; there is no neutral."

"The leader who surrounds himself with yes-men is preparing his own decline."

"An organization's future is determined by the quality of decisions made today."

"The price of leadership is the burden of being held accountable for others' work."

"Management is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do willingly."

"Decentralized decision-making is faster, smarter, and more adaptable than centralized control."

"The executive must balance the tension between stability and innovation."

"The leader who cannot inspire passion is merely pushing people, not leading them."

"The executive's responsibility extends beyond profit to the character of how that profit was earned."

"A company is only as strong as the weakest decision made by its management."

"An organization's culture is not something you create once; it is something you defend constantly."

"A leader's legacy is not measured by what he accomplished, but by what those he led accomplish after him."

"The leader must inspire not through fear, but through the clarity of purpose."

"The organization that cannot execute strategy is worse off for having strategy at all."

"The future of any organization is determined by the decisions it makes when times are good."

"The executive's greatest challenge is not making decisions, but making decisions others will embrace."

"What separates leaders from managers is the ability to inspire people toward something greater than themselves."

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."

"Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than time and money spent in doing things for them."

"The greatest contribution we can make is to help others become all they are capable of becoming."

"The object of all business is service."

"Leadership means taking responsibility for both your triumphs and your failures."

"True success is when you lift others up while you climb."

"I never asked my workers for anything I wouldn't do myself."

"I learned that a company's culture is its greatest asset."

"The growth of a nation's productive powers is the basis of all social progress and general prosperity."

"The success or failure of an enterprise depends upon the ability of the manager."

"A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."

"The growth of the business depends on the growth of the men."

"The world needs visionaries more than it needs critics."