Ethical Leadership Quotes

The real value of democracy comes from unity, equal rights and ethical leadership. If we abide by this value, our community can progress without the rise of civil and economic inequality. ~ Saaif Alam

In the history of political thinking, there has been always a polar conflict between ethical and the ruthless realistic thoughts of men in general where every greater thought brings in faster understanding yielding an exciting result so fast. ~ Auliq Ice

For thousands of years art was seen as a source of responsible moral and ethical leadership. Today, taking that stance is almost seen as comic. ~ Jack Beal

In my view, it is important that our national government exercise leadership to improve the resiliency of the entire nation in the face of continuing extreme weather. ~ Matt Cartwright

By choosing to innovate instead of compete, Apple successfully captured a leadership share of a very competitive market. ~ Josh Kaufman

I believe every woman should have the right to live in a home free of deadly weapons. ~ Elizabeth Evatt

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led. ~ Warren Bennis

A man's intelligence does not increase as he acquires power. What does increase is the difficulty of telling him so. ~ Dominique Sutton

There must be a season for everything that measures what success means to you, there must be a deliberately scheduled time slot for the things that are important to you. Wishing is not enough, deliberate plans followed by deliberate actions make it possible. ~ Archibald Marwizi

Dream is a window to the other realm ~ Okorie Deborah

But if we believe what we profess concerning the worth of the individual, then the idea of individual development within a framework of ethical purpose must become our deepest concern, our national preoccupation, our passion, our obsession. We must think of education as relevant for everyone everywhere - at all ages and in all conditions of life. ~ John W. Gardner

There are two groups of people who have a history of trying to join Christian support group and move into leadership under false pretenses. The first of these are white supremacists, many of whom are involved in neo-Nazi or survivalist groups ... The second group seeking admittance in increasing numbers to local support groups are homosexual and lesbian parents. God's Word clearly condemns these sexual perversions. Again, to keep these people out, you need a clear statement in the founding documents ~ Gregg Harris

In every situation, you must lead with your real self, because if you're going to be on the leading edge of management, you sometimes must be on the emotional edge as well. ~ James Autry

Be a leader for the right reasons". ~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa

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. ~ Chinua Achebe

The men who have done big things are those who were not afraid to attempt big things, who were not afraid to risk failure in order to gain success. ~ B.C. Forbes

There is no more powerful leadership tool than your own personal example. ~ John Wooden

I hope many of you will be people that question why things are and why we have to do them the way we have always done them. I hope you will take some risks, exert some real leadership on issues, and if you will, dance along the edge of the roof as you continue for life. ~ Wilma Mankiller

Don't Give Someone Responsibility without Requisite Authority ~ Miles Anthony Smith

Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions. ~ Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

When you present your brand consistently people come to know what to expect from you and ultimately look to you for insights and leadership in your niche. ~ Areva Martin

This night he was a king before he was a man. At this time, this troubled me. Later, I would have cause to wish it were always so. ~ Geraldine Brooks

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. ~ Mary McCarthy

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead. ~ Gwendolyn Brooks

I am convinced that we must train not only the head, but the heart and hand as well. ~ Soong May-ling

The unfairness of judging others comes in that we judge them on the basis of our own values and beliefs, yet we can never exactly stand on common ground. ~ Archibald Marwizi

There is no debate in the scientific community ... We need [Congress] to change things, not to deny what's happening. ~ Bill Nye

The true test of power is to disapprove those who admire you when they are wrong and to admire those who dislike you when they are right. ~ Amit Kalantri

Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution. ~ Bill Hybels

The world is looking to us for leadership. We have provided it in the past; the main reason why anti-American feelings are so strong in the world today is that we are not providing it in the present. ~ George Soros

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

Your Potential is all that you can HAVE but have not yet possessed. No limits. No boundaries ~ Fela Durotoye

Authors as diverse as Matthew Arnold and George Orwell have given thought to the serious question: what is to be done about morals and ethics now that religion has so much decayed? Arnold went almost as far as to propose that the study of literature replace the study of religion. I must say that I slightly dread the effect that this might have had on literary pursuit, but as a source of ethical reflection and as a mirror in which to see our human dilemmas reflected, the literary tradition is infinitely superior to the childish parables and morality tales, let alone the sanguinary and sectarian admonitions, of the "holy" books. ~ Christopher Hitchens

In rallies like those in Johnson's Ohio tour, friends, neighbors, colleagues and family members who do not conform to the ideology are gradually dehumanized. They are tainted with the despised characteristics inherent in the godless. This attack is waged in highly abstract terms, to negate the reality of concrete, specific and unique human characteristics, to deny the possibility of goodness in those who do not conform. Some human beings, the message goes, are no longer human beings. They are types. This new, exclusive community fosters rigidity, conformity and intolerance. In this new binary world segments of the human race are disqualified from moral and ethical consideration. And because fundamentalist followers live in a binary universe, they are incapable of seeing others as anything more than inverted reflections of themselves. If they seek to destroy nonbelievers to create a Christian America, then nonbelievers must be seeking to destroy them. This belief system negates the possibility of the ethical life. It fails to grasp that goodness must be sought outside the self and that the best defense against evil is to seek it within. When people come to believe that they are immune from evil, that there is no resemblance between themselves and those they define as the enemy, they will inevitably grow to embody the evil they claim to fight. It is only by grasping our own capacity for evil, our own darkness, that we hold our own capacity for evil at bay. When evil is purely e ~ Chris Hedges