Characteristics Of Leadership Quotes

Is it or is it not a matter of importance that a young man starts out in life with an ability to shut his jaw hard and say "I will," or "I will not," and mean it? ~ John William Heisman

What are we if we are not disciplined? ~ Rob Liano

Since I got rid of syndicated and indoctrinated media my life is a product of what I seek and not what I am told. I recommend everyone in the age of information to demand more of what they seek rather simply pushing the favorite list on their remote control. ~ James Emlund

Which do you want to be: a proficient manager or a Leader of Character? The first creates compliant employees. The second leads committed followers! ~ Dave Anderson

Leadership is more about purpose than it is about position. ~ Michele Jennae

Many have came before you and many will come after you, but none will ever be you. Some may even try to duplicate your characteristics, but they'll never succeed because you are unique. ~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

Keeping or holding on to a concept shows belief but building or adding to it shows confidence and depth of character. ~ Delma Pryce

If you want to know the real character of man, intentionally and timely give him the test of 3d's; delay, denial and disappointment ~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

A good businessman is hard to bruise and quick to heal. ~ Richard Preston

Character primarily is honesty with God, ones-self, and others."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] ~ R. Alan Woods

Measure a person's worth by their character, not their possessions. ~ Frank Sonnenberg

Recognizing the good, not just in one's own personal circumstances, but in the world, makes anything possible. When I am asked about the important characteristics of leadership, being of good, positive mind is at the top of my list. If a leader can focus on the meritorious characteristics of other people and try to play to their strengths as well as find value in even the most difficult situation, she can inspire hope and faith in others and motivate them to move forward. ~ Wilma Mankiller

Your reputation is what others think of you; your character is what you truly are. Reputations can be manipulated; character can only be developed and maintained. ~ Bohdi Sanders

It is a characteristic of any decaying civilization that the great masses of the people are unconscious of the tragedy. Humanity in a crisis is generally insensitive to the gravity of the times in which it lives. Men do not want to believe their own times are wicked, partly because it involves too much self-accusation and principally because they have no standards outside of themselves by which to measure their times. ~ Fulton J. Sheen

One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful as a gift, is to not ever let anybody else define me; that for me to define myself ... and I think that helped me a lot in assuming a leadership position. ~ Wilma Mankiller

In most important ways, leaders of the future will need the traits and capabilities of leaders throughout history: an eye for change and a steadying hand to provide both vision and reassurance that change can be mastered, a voice that articulates the will of the group and shapes it to constructive ends, and an ability to inspire by force of personality while making others feel empowered to increase and use their own abilities. ~ Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Leadership is only courage and wisdom, and a great carefulness of self. ~ John Buchan

If you can give the wisdom of life to a child; teach to love all regardless of what they believe in, that life is a precious gift to all, judgments of hell and heaven are manmade concept and that every one's purpose in life is to serve Humanity at large... ~ Husam Wafaei

There are a lot days where I don't know if God exists. There are a lot of days where I think the leadership of the Church is wacky, a lot of days where I really doubt why I am a part of this thing. But, down deep, I know it to be true. Down deep, I know how much I love it and that's what sort of gets me through. The churches are the pope, and its priests and its mystery and everything. I just sort of like the whole thing. ~ Lino Rulli

Hollow Horn Bear knew that to be leader and adviser of his people he must be honest and reliable, and that his word once given in promise must never be taken back. He knew that he must be a man of will-power, standing for the right no matter what happened to him personally; that he must have strength of purpose, allowing no influence to turn him from doing what was best for the tribe. He must be willing to serve his people without thought of pay. He must be utterly unselfish and kind-hearted to the old and poor and stand ready to give to those in need. Above all, he must be unafraid to deal equal justice to all. ~ Luther Standing Bear

The results you are churning out are a direct or indirect reflection of what you allowed into your life. Unlearning what you already know and practice is no easy task, but sometimes it's necessary for the programming or re-programming that must take place for success to be made deliberate. ~ Archibald Marwizi

The notion of "business as usual" is a harmful myth. ~ Paul Gibbons

It is only in misery that we recognize the hand of God leading good men to good. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it. ~ Mao Zedong

It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example. ~ Confucius

Leadership is a privilege to serve and make a difference. Take care of what belongs to another as if it were your own. Be accountable to others or to another because you realize you are not a master. Be considerate of those you serve because they, not you, perceive the difference you are or you are not making, in their lives. ~ Archibald Marwizi

Mindsets, skills and leadership, experience and access, and critical consciousness - we need all four of these things for our students to be the leaders, people and citizens we want them to be. ~ Wendy Kopp

More and more I come to loathe any dominion of one over another; any leadership, any imposition of the will. ~ Virginia Woolf

The height of ability in the least able consists in knowing how to submit to the good leadership of others. ~ Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Real Fathers are Role Models worthy of emulation. They choose to live exemplary lifestyles of leadership and excellence ~ Fela Durotoye

Australia has got some of the best sports people in the world, but we've also got some of the best scientists and innovators too, and that needs to be celebrated more. ~ Fiona Wood

Now is the time to reinvent yourself and develop a new plan of action. Now is the time to create new actions and practices that are focused on growth and development in your personal and professional life. Now is the time to unleash your leadership potential and ignite your passion to lead. ~ Thomas Narofsky

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation. ~ Margaret J. Wheatley

The ability to be cool, confident, and decisive in crisis is not an inherited characteristic but is the direct result of how well the individual has prepared himself for the battle. ~ Richard M. Nixon

Courage is the belief in self, and the possible ability to prevail in the face of adversity. ~ Tony Dovale

People who are role models for the principles and values of the organization, who buy in and understand the vision of what the organization is trying to accomplish, and have the personality to inspire other people to the vision. You know, that's what team chemistry and leadership is all about. ~ Nick Saban

One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position. ~ Tim Pawlenty

The essence of leadership is the capacity to build and develop the self-esteem of the workers. ~ Irwin Federman

Being others-focused instead of self-focused changes your worldview. Living in a selfless manner and seeking to help others enriches our very existence on a daily basis. Get your hands dirty once in a while by serving in a capacity that is lower than your position or station in life. This keeps you tethered to the real world and grounded to reality, which should make it harder to be prideful and forget where you came from. ~ Miles Anthony Smith

The chief characteristics of the [liberal] attitude are human sympathy, a receptivity to change, and a scientific willingness to follow reason rather than faith. ~ Chester Bowles

If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we've got a different definition of leadership. ~ Barack Obama

Let's not pretend that mental phenomena can be mapped on to the characteristics of billiard balls. ~ Gregory Bateson

What if consciousness is the ground of being? What if the possibilities discovered by quantum physics are the possibilities of consciousness itself? Remember there is already a class of people who think in this way. They are called mystics, and they say it is all God. Finally, a few scientists dared to say that some of the characteristics attributed to God are similar to what we describe as consciousness. ~ Amit Goswami

I was with the first Venusian expedition, under the leadership of Admiral Carfax, in 1977. ~ Clark Ashton Smith

Sometimes, beyond all else, should be a true passion and investment in driving the result and a lack of fear associated with making it happen. ~ Colleen Bader

Some individuals have the courage to make it, even feel the need to do so; for them the quest is a necessity, not an option. Most people setting out on such journeys are never heard from again, but part of the romance of any field lies in keeping the dream alive, in not settling for what is familiar and comfortable. ~ Gino Segre