Leadership Development Quotes

Conscious discipline creates control and clarity to act intentionally. ~ Tony Dovale

Chris Salamone has create and develop educational and leadership development programs for our nation's youth and
young adults that have provided many opportunities for students to grow and develop. ~ Chris Salamone

There is no "one" way to be a perfect leader, but there are a million ways to be a good one. ~ Mark W. Boyer

One of the landmines that church planters never dodge is the landmine
of leadership development. I will never forget the day when I realized
that there are no such things as 'ready-made leaders'. ~ Gary Rohrmayer

How to prepare someone for leadership:
I do it.
I do it and you watch.
You do it and I watch.
You do it.
You do it and someone else watches. ~ John C. Maxwell

Authenticity requires us to slow down. Fast times require us to slow down. To be effective, we need to slow down our pace of thought and action and focus on managing our attention. To be authentic leaders we need to act from intention and choice rather than from habit and impulse. ~ Henna Inam

There is an interplay between great leadership, events, trends, the organization, the people in it, the market 'out there' that goes far beyond one person exercising their will over others.

That's not what leadership is any more. ~ Phil Dourado

Every leader will hit a series of plateaus in their lives. The key is not to say there, because settling on a plateau can easily lead to an elongated season of comfort. Being comfortable is one of the leader's worst enemies ~ Gary Rohrmayer

There is nothing worse for a young convert than to be thrust into leadership without mentoring and ongoing coaching because the devil relishes these vulnerable souls. ~ Gary Rohrmayer

Crisis is a good revealer of great leadership ~ Lazarus Takawira

Never let your Enemies become your Advocates." by A. K. Hasan ~ A.K. Hasan

The more seriously you take your growth, the more seriously your people will take you. ~ John C. Maxwell

Leaders can change the tenor of the workplace and create harmony in motion toward a favorable result. So every time you say to your team, "Let's rock and roll," make sure you have already set up the stage to where they can actually perform like rock stars. ~ Thomas Huynh

We have created a culture of leadership "development" in the Church at the expense of ignore the ministry of the Church to making disciples. ~ John Paul Warren

Life throws challenges but with patience and resilience you can convert every challenge into a new opportunity to grow. ~ Amit Ray

Are you ready to possess your master piece; ready to live a life that is worthy of who you were made to be? You will likely shed a few tears - tears of joy, tears of pain, tears of revelation - you might scream out loud and laugh out loud. You might even stomp your feet, shake your fist or pound the air. That's okay, because later on you might just run out and hug a stranger, love an enemy and sing like never before as well. ~ J. Loren Norris

Your ability to consummate Leadership or follower-ship brings fulfillment at each appointed time in life ~ Ikechukwu Joseph

Too often when people think of their journey into leadership, they envision a career path. What they should be thinking about is their own leadership development! ~ John C. Maxwell

Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have. ~ Andy Stanley

Don't look for leadership just at the top of the tree. Listen to leadership wherever it is expressed. ~ Phil Dourado

What you realize is that everyone has her own priorities - her own constituency. Often, being a leader is not about making grand proclamations or telling people what to do; it's about balancing all these priorities and constituencies. ~ Alyssa Mastromonaco

Motivating people is more than having the right incentives, the right programs and the right benefit packages. It's about tapping into the unique passions, personalities and strengths of those entrusted to our care. ~ Steve Knox

Trying to influence another person without first establishing a relationship is like trying to boil water outside of a kettle. Trust, like the kettle, is the vessel in which all things work together to generate powerful action ~ Denis G. McLaughlin

True leaders demonstrate initiatives-They lead the way for others to follow ~ Ikechukwu Joseph

Rethink Your Success Mindset: At the end of your life, the only things that really matter ... are matters of your heart. ~ Tony Dovale

True Mentors, don't make their mentees a clone of themselves ~ Bernard Kelvin Clive

God's discipline has nothing to do with rejection but more to do with refinement. ~ Gary Rohrmayer

You can't move up in the staircase of leadership unless you are emotionally intelligent. ~ Amit Ray

management is telling people what to do; leadership is inspiring them to want to do it. ~ Allen Filson

Real leadership is not seeking the applause from followers; real leadership is applauding the followers who become leaders. ~ Onyi Anyado

You can't effectively move up to the next stage of leadership yourself until your current stage leadership skills are solid and are being developed in your team members so they can take over as you move on. ~ Liz Weber

A leadership development plan has to address these three phases: Identifying emerging leaders Investing in the development of emerging leaders Entrusting responsibility to emerging leaders ~ Bill Hybels

Your targets empower you as they allow yourself to bring out the best within you. ~ Deepak Burfiwala

Self Care is the secret ingredient to Soldier care in a recipe that yields many servings of effective leadership. ~ Donavan Nelson Butler

What trumps the 'How' of Leadership is the 'Why ~ Todd Stocker

If you don't think talk is cheap, we need to have a heart-to-heart conversation. ~ Frank Sonnenberg

We never have as great an opportunity to show self-comfort as when others around us aren't. Hint: Don't be a jerk because someone else is. Praise the behaviors in others that you most want to flourish. ~ Kare Anderson

Wisdom from Top Butler: Guard yourself at all times but don't let anyone lead you to live a guarded life that is all. ~ Donavan Nelson Butler

Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves ~ Marshall Goldsmith

Unless you challenge yourself, you cannot grow. Mindful leadership is the art of growing by challenging the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual imposed limits on the self. ~ Amit Ray

What is the cost of replacing and bringing up to speed one of your managers, supervisors, or front-line employees who left because they were frustrated with your organization's leadership? ~ Liz Weber

If we throw judgments out, that is exactly what will return to us. What we give is exactly what we will receive. It doesn't matter if we throw out good or bad. It all comes back. It is a spiritual law. ~ Sandra M. Michelle

The true battle is in your mind and the first step of success is to win that battle with right mindset. ~ Amit Ray

Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you've been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction. ~ John C. Maxwell

Having healthy debating enforces critical thinking principles - increased perspective, less prejudgment, and looking at things from different angles. ~ Pearl Zhu

The coaching process is unique in how it accomplishes leadership development. The coach works not by providing answers per se but by asking questions through which the leader gains new insights and takes new actions. ~ Aubrey Malphurs

Emotional intelligence is the foundation of leadership. It balances flexibility with toughness, vision with passion, compassion with justice. ~ Amit Ray

Impossible... is just 2 small typo's for conscious positive people, to go from... Impossible... to I'm Possible! ~ Tony Dovale

A good manager will always have the big picture in mind and guide the employees through a series of small targets in order to achieve overall success. ~ Abhishek Ratna

It is either an exciting or scary time to be a leader. ~ Miles Anthony Smith

Entrepreneur, design thinking is the ability to create, portray and deliver tomorrow's distinction, today. ~ ~ Onyi Anyado

Authenticity is not possible without embracing the "and" within us. Our minds like to categorize things into neatly labeled boxes. Am I right, or is she right? Let's stretch our minds to I can be right and so can she. Embracing the "and" is like yoga for the brain. When we train ourselves to hold paradoxes by stretching ourselves out of the boxes our minds create, we stretch into new possibilities and adapt more quickly in a fast-changing world. ~ Henna Inam

Success is a matter of choice, not chance ~ Deepak Mehra ~ Deepak Mehra

If you are not taking the time to set your own goals, chances are pretty high someone else is doing it for you. So don't be surprised someday when you end up someplace you never hoped to be. ~ Mark W. Boyer

The shoes of leadership have many ways to pinch and blister the feet of those who walk in them. But here's the thing, when we do walk in them despite the difficulties and challenges, our gait gradually changes from an ungainly, self-conscious toddle to a poised, purposeful stride that inspires trust in those who follow. ~ Jodi Detrick

The fundamental characteristic that enables hidden leadership to bloom is demonstrating integrity. ~ Scott K. Edinger

True leadership is not defined by notoriety, power, prestige, status, or job title... ~ Angie Morgan

It's not about how smart you are
it's about capturing minds. ~ Richie Norton

Leaders who leadershift must be like water. They have to be fluid. Water finds a way, then makes a way. ~ John C. Maxwell

You don't need a title to be a leader, and having a title doesn't make you one. ~ Anthony T. Eaton

No pastor, no spiritual leader, is ever able to take his people any further than he himself has gone with God. ~ W. Phillip Keller

Dentists encourage us to use dental floss daily to promote the health of our teeth; we need to use mental floss to get rid of old thinking and promote the health of our leadership. ~ John C. Maxwell

If you don't know what your barriers are, it's impossible to figure out how to tear them down. ~ John Manning

The ability to stay calm and focused in the midst of change is what distinguishes great leaders from those just collecting a paycheck. ~ Todd Stocker

1 Minute Wisdom: Rethink Your Mindset because how you view, filter, interpret and automatically give meaning your experiences; is what you'll believe them to be. ~ Tony Dovale

Added pressure and responsibility should not change one's leadership style, it should merely expose that which already exists. ~ Mark W. Boyer

People's problems are like onions - they come in layers. Only after the outside layers are peeled off do they get down to the core problem. Sometimes people know what the real problem is but are afraid to start there; more often they are not even aware of what is underneath. When a person starts out talking to you about some bothersome problem, you generally hear only the 'presenting problem.' Active Listening effectively facilitates the helpee to move through the presenting problem and finally get down to the core problem. ~ Dr. Thomas Gordon

He might be a genius, but that did not make him a leader ~ Kirsten Beyer

Leadership is turning crisis into opportunity, darkness into light, and hatred into love. ~ Amit Ray

The person with strong Indu chakra develop an extraordinary power of attraction, leadership, and decisiveness. ~ Amit Ray

Understand your purpose and the belief-energy. Belief energy is the core of leadership and success. Design your belief energy for higher purpose and values. Belief energy can inspire and motivate you and others. Articulate, communicate and radiate your positive belief energy. ~ Amit Ray

Imagine going to work every day to do only and exactly what you love!! All the work gets done because of the abundant diversity of your team. Different skills, interests and talents are woven together into a whole that is much greater than the sum of the parts! ~ Denise Moreland

The key difference between captain and coach? The latter's opportunities for influence come at moments when play isn't happening, ~ Carolyn Taylor

There is no such thing as a perfect leader either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is only pretending, like a pig inserting scallions into its nose in an effort to look like an elephant. ~ Liu Shaoqi

Leaders can hold onto busyness like a weapon of protection. ~ Angela Lynne Craig

The Function of Leadership is to produce more Leaders, Not more Followers. ~ Ralph Nader

Never be SARCASTIC. A clever remark might gain you a few laughs but the butt of your remarks will be offended and will remember you for it. ~ Gary L. Graybill

Two types of leaders: there are thinkers and there are doers. Some are idea generators and others are the implementers. ~ Gary Rohrmayer

The children are the future, so, let's tell them about tomorrow's hope rather than yesterday's despair. ~ Onyi Anyado

Authority to dream is not given, it is taken. Take it. Do not let the judgment of others be the final word. Without a doubt, if there is a one-word, one-step cure for bad peg moments, that word is perseverance. Let that be your final word. ~ J. Loren Norris

Be the start of something that is good, revolutionary and powerful. Everything after that is a bonus! ~ Carlos Wallace

If the UN and other international multilateral institutions are sending troops and weaponry, now they must begin to fund training and leadership development at the same levels. The new war must start with the quality of beliefs and dreams that are planted into the hearts and minds of school children at a personal level and permeate the driving philosophies of entire societies and communities. ~ Archibald Marwizi

The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don't need him. ~ Lao-Tzu

When you don't have time to do your job, that's a good indication you're playing the wrong game. ~ Mark Miller

Leadership development is about helping people grow, and if I can get people as individuals growing, then I've got a company that grows, ~ James McNerney

We are constantly evolving as we are interacting with the world. Mindfulness and growth mindset drives our evolution faster and on right tracks. ~ Amit Ray

Stop categorizing and labeling! This is your way to avoid the unknown but brings the risk to avoid the new! ~ Rossana Condoleo

Career is a marathon race, not a 100-meter sprint ~ Deepak Mehra ~ Deepak Mehra

Organisations often appoint leaders for their IQ. Then, years later, sack them for their lack of EQ (Emotional Intelligence). Common Purpose argues that in the future they will promote for CQ - Cultural Intelligence. ~ Julia Middleton

One cannot lead well until one learns to follow well. ~ Jacqueline Patricks

When leaders acquire the skills that enable them to release the productive potential and tap the collective capabilities of the group, who knows what positive results will be achieved? Some of them may move mountains. ~ Thomas Gordon

You are blessed, You are great. You are not alone. You are powerful. ~ Amit Ray

If leadership is the way forward, vision is its walking stick. ~ Nkem Paul

No institution can become the cradle of leadership, until its teachers break their manacles of rugged dogmas. ~ Abhijit Naskar

When we simplify, we are attending to our minds. Clear
minds lead to creativity, vision, health, and productivity. ~ Angela Lynne Craig

Too many leaders fancy themselves on being philosophers, but not enough pride themselves on decisive action. ~ Noel DeJesus

Compassionate leaders know their stakeholders and address their concerns, their hopes, dreams and fears. ~ Amit Ray

In the professional world of leadership ambition and potential are the most excessive commodities. ~ Noel DeJesus

Never put your business in the hands of one person or a select few. People leave. People die. People forget. ~ Liz Weber

Design your belief for higher purpose and values. Articulate and communicate your belief energy. Belief energy is the core of leadership and success. ~ Amit Ray