Quotes about TRUE leader

A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader. Votes: 8

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless. Votes: 8

Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader. Votes: 8

The true leader is always led. Votes: 6

A true leader produces more leaders. Votes: 6

The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader. Votes: 6

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason. Votes: 6

People aren't things to be molded; they are lives to be unfolded. And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential. Votes: 6

Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-ori ented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed.... Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection. Votes: 6

The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow in his wake, and holding aloft the torch of wisdom, leads the way for society to realize its genuinely great aspirations Votes: 6

The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in doing so will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price. Votes: 6

These are the days in which a true leader wants to live. These are days when opportunities to change lives and even destinies are nearly endless. You are running the anchor leg of the relay because you were born to lead. You were born for glory. Votes: 6

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. Votes: 6

True Leadership always begins with the inner person. Votes: 4

True leaders are born when you find something to die for Votes: 4

I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church. Votes: 4

The world needs a true leader, an Obama that promotes peace and understanding in the world. Votes: 4

True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience. Votes: 4

True Leadership is the authority given by the trust of the followers to use power for the benefit of all. Votes: 4

True leadership is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. Votes: 4

A true Leader asks advice, when he has time to think; but he never asks advice in a crisis. He acts. Votes: 4

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason. Votes: 4

True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up. Votes: 4

True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts. Votes: 4

Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done. Votes: 4

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less...titles don't have much value when it comes to leading. True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned. Votes: 4

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. Votes: 4

The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian land or climate or water or air or anything else. The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to the responsibility, to the challenge of personal example which are the hallmarks of true leadership. Votes: 4

A true leader doesn't just bring troubles; but bring solutions. Votes: 3

Dead or alive, true leaders can inspire an entire army. Votes: 3

The true leader must submerge himself in the fountain of the people. Votes: 3

The true leader makes each team member twice the person they were before. Votes: 3

A true leader helps people focus on their potential, not on their limitations. Votes: 3

A true leader doesn't lead it's pack but gets followed by those who respect. Votes: 3

Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible. Votes: 3

Inferiority intentions are sample chapters of defeated storiesCourageous beginnings are examples of true leadership values! Votes: 3

Two main definitions of a true leader; His presence is noticed and his absence is felt...! Votes: 3

I put myself in the hands of Christ, who is the true leader of the church. Votes: 3

A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away. Votes: 3

Inferiority intentions are sample chapters of defeated stories... Courageous beginnings are examples of true leadership values! Votes: 3

Two main definitions of a true leader; His presence is noticed and his absence is felt! Votes: 3

You cannot climb up to a true leadership position unless you use the ladder of integrity! Votes: 3

a true leader must be able to command with an iron fist, not just a humble heart. Votes: 3

A true leader is not someone who feels fully informed but someone who continuously receives insight and guidance. Votes: 3

A bold attitude is what true leaders use to crash down failure before they venture with their visions! Votes: 3

The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led. Votes: 3

A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders. Votes: 3

All true leaders have learned to say no to the good in order to say yes to the best. Votes: 3

A true leader is one who designs the cathedral and then shares the vision that inspires others to build it. Votes: 3

To know God, you must appreciate the salvaging will of His son. Through Christ, we become true leaders worthy of rewards! Votes: 3

True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them. Votes: 3

And it falls to a true leader to see to it that his or her people have an inspiring vision to pursue. Votes: 3

Christ manifests his divine leadership in your sincere followership. Christ's followers become true leaders because Christ is the model of true leadership. Votes: 3

Only a real pastor and a true leader will be looking for ways to train and equip his people to develop their potential. Votes: 3

A true leader will have no desire to lord it over God’s heritage. He is rather ready to follow as well as lead. Votes: 3

Honour comes and goes, influence comes and stays, but none of them safeguards us against danger than the mentor of true leadership; Jesus Christ! Votes: 3

A true leader leads for the sake of love and his knowledge of the path, a bad leader redirects his followers to the path of destruction. Votes: 3

Great leaders are great servants because the only way of setting an example is by demonstrating an example. Service to mankind is the key to true leadership! Votes: 3

A true leader is still a leader even when he takes up servants' duty, provided he maintains a human face and added integrity to his self-retained qualities. Votes: 3

Bill Clinton has been a true leader of the western world. He has been a friend and a counsel to me and other leaders right around the world. Votes: 3

The best ever spiritual coach you can ever have is Jesus Christ; our model of true leadership! You can do all things through Christ your and my spiritual coach! Votes: 3

Leadership is preceeded by a vision for all; a true leader will lead the nation into an unforseen desired dimensional transformation that even the dead will clap their hands. Votes: 3

Your character and attitude is what takes the lead in your leadership role and you follow them as a true leader. Poor character and attitude is eventually poor leadership. Votes: 3

Your character and attitude is what takes the lead in your leadership role and you follow them as a true leader". Poor character and attitude is eventually poor leadership. Votes: 3

It is not wise, or even possible, to divorce private behavior from public leadership.... By its very nature, true leadership carries with it the burden of being an example. Votes: 3

We are no longer in the dispensation of age and experience. We are in the era of knowledge and information. Information leads a true leader and a true leader leads others. Votes: 3

To have reservations is to show true leadership. To have certainty without question, to lead people to battle with no qualms, or to prosecute without hesitation are qualities of a tyrant. Votes: 3

Leadership is not a matter of authority, it is a matter of influence. A true leader teaches others to understand more, motivates them to be more and inspires them to become more. Votes: 3

Every true leader is a true follower. Every true follower is a true leader. You are followed because of the dreams you pursue; you pursue others because of the dreams they follow! Votes: 3

A mere motivator sees potentials in people and tells them to take actions. A true leader sees the same potentials in the same people and influences them to optimize them under his God-lead inspirations. Votes: 3

A positive attitude creates a passion that wakes a leader up. To the leader, attitude is more powerful than an alarm clock. Positive attitude in true leadership is what makes an alarm clock unnecessary! Votes: 3

Self-leaders are still true leaders even if they have no known followers. True leaders inspire by the influence of their characters and general self-made brands. Leadership is defined by the virtues of one's behaviour. Votes: 3

A man who tells you to follow him, will turn his followers into his company. While a true leader who does not tell you to follow him, will sit in the company of his followers. Votes: 3

This is what you can do to be called a true leader; know the truth, love the truth, speak the truth and repeat the cycle over and over again and again! Let the truth reign! Votes: 3

A true leader always feels that it's truly wise to be considered a fool by those who are not actually nice, and actually not nice to be considered a wise by those who are truly fools. Votes: 3

The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them by the stimulating influence of the inspiration that he can impart. The true leader makes his followers twice the men they were before. Votes: 3

Governor Sanders showed true leadership and character by supporting civil rights for all during a time when many were not, His lasting positive impact on our state will be felt by many future generations of Georgians. Votes: 3

Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-oriented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed.Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection. Votes: 3

A compassionate government does not need to pay too much attention to those who don't have needs. True leadership is to fulfill a need of the needy. People who have needs need attention indeed! Be a true leader! Votes: 3

When you focus on how people feel about what they are saying, you increase the level of true concern you have for others. You actually start to become the person you thought you were pretending to be: a true leader! Votes: 3

As good surgical doctor works on a patient in the theater with varied kinds of surgical instruments, so a true leader also needs a clean bag of leadership characters that vary from task to task. One-way leaders are obvious failures! Votes: 3

A true leader must have enough backbone to stand alone - even when the crowd wants to take the easy road home. A true leader cannot be dependent on companionship for his or her security, but must learn to trust in God alone. Votes: 3

Ben Roethlisberger is a proven winner in athletic competition. But the measure of a true leader is how they conduct themselves 24/7, not just during a winning touchdown drive or a goal-line stance. Leadership isn't something that gets switched off because the game clock expires. Votes: 3

To enact a vision of human flourishing based on the qualities of life that Jesus modeled will invariably challenge the given structures of the social order. In this light, there is no true leadership without putting at risk one's time, wealth, reputation, and position. Votes: 3

The ruling quality of leaders adaptive capacity, is what allows true leaders to make the nimble decisions that bring success. Adaptive capacity is also what allows some people to transcend the setbacks and losses that come with age and to reinvent themselves again and again. Votes: 3

It is said that if you want to change the world, take pen and write. I want to add that if you want to maintain that change, then be the ruler to rule the pen's lines. True rulers are true leaders; they maintain a change! Votes: 3

A thought is truly sought only if it has got, in latent or potent form, the strength of 'WE' which sounds as 'V' that stands for 'VICTORY', and so it reflects the power of a true leader who as writer or speaker involves everyone alike at the same level. Votes: 3

A true leader is responsible for his followers who have reposed their faith in his leadership. If an ordinary man fails, it is a personal failure. But when a leader fails, he shatters the entire ideologies, principles and morale of all those who followed him. The impact is much bigger and stakes are higher. Votes: 3

The standard of a true leader is that he sets also his own rules rather than merely and blindly obeying the set of standard rules, even if it means being treated as an idiot or a crazy by the fools. And to follow his noble dream to attain his cherished goal, he employs his wisdom tool gained from his own hard core experience in an open school called life. Votes: 3

The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance. Votes: 2

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one. Votes: 2

Good leaders need to be able to connect to all of those around them. This is especially true at Whole Foods, where we have a very team-oriented culture. Votes: 2

We're the only species who follow unstable leaders. This is true - it has little to do with America - around the world, pack leaders are unstable. Animals don't follow that. Votes: 2

Molecular collision dynamics has been a wonderful area of research for all practitioners. This is especially true for those who were following the footsteps of pioneers and leaders of the field twenty years ago. Votes: 2

It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place. I could count the members of Congress on one hand that took these issues seriously. Votes: 2

Your true nature doesn't come out. So the gods let you do what you want because free will would be compromised if they showed up at the White House saying, 'Take us to your leader.' Votes: 2

Now, look, it's true, Americans do want leaders that will come to Washington, D.C. and work together to get things done, but that comes with a very important caveat, it depends what they're trying to do. Votes: 2

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril. Votes: 2

True leaders don't invest in buildings. Jesus never built a building. They invest in people. Why? Because success without a successor is failure. So your legacy should not be in buildings, programs, or projects; your legacy must be in people. Votes: 2

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. Votes: 2

We need a leader able to project his or her personality and present our policies in today's media environment. All this is true - but we also need a leader capable of building a team, inspiring loyalty from colleagues, and one genuinely open to ideas. Votes: 2

All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own purpose attach to the spiritual leader and become fanatical and controlling. That's why Jesus tried to tell his followers not to get attached to outward form. Votes: 2

People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human. Votes: 0

To a leader, reputation is an option, but true character is a necessity! Votes: 0

Only where leader and led together bind each other in one destiny ... does true order grow. Votes: 0

Perhaps the true mark of a leader is that she or he is willing to stand alone. Votes: 0

Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others. Votes: 0

The true mark of a Christian leader is trying to build up other people. Raise up other leaders! Votes: 0

If in the darkness of ignorance, you don't recognize a person's true nature, look to see whom he has chosen for his leader. Votes: 0

I'm sometimes described as a flamboyant leader and a hip-shooter, a fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants operator. But if that were true, I could never have been successful in this business. Votes: 0

The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do. A leader's true value is measured by the work they inspire others to do. Votes: 0