Leadership Mastery Quotes

Rulers are not anointed. They are created by the void of self-mastery. ~ T.F. Hodge

When what we have mastered becomes mundane, we feel pain. The antidote is pursuit. ~ Kelsey Ramsden

Three main components of leadership: mastery of the subject-matter, ability convincingly to articulate the particular course of action required and a fervent belief in its correctness. ~ Ninian Stephen

Dubai was founded on trade, not oil. ~ Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

I have met many Masters and most have an abundance of flaws and social failings. However, the one thing that separates them from the rest of us is their fearless ability to walk their own path regardless of the opinions of others. ~ Gary Hopkins

To lead by force all you need is a greater army, but to lead by example, to be a city on a hill, you need an uncompromising respect for basic dignity. And you don't gain either of those things by breeding monsters in dungeons. ~ Jonathan Maas

Patriotism without criticism has no head; criticism without patriotism has no heart. ~ Allen C. Guelzo

Purpose expresses most deeply what makes you a unique individual. Your purpose defines who you are, how you live your life and how you lead. Your purpose provides you with inner strength and drive to live and lead each day. It equips you with what you need to face the challenges of the day and of life. Your purpose provides context and meaning to your life. ~ Thomas Narofsky

A salesman, like the storage battery in your car, is constantly discharging energy. Unless he is recharged at frequent intervals he soon runs dry. This is one of the greatest responsibilities of sales leadership. ~ Robert Henry Grant

It's important to remember that peace, liberty and freedom changes many aspects in our thoughts as far as life is concerned. ~ Auliq Ice

If you believe the world will be a better place because you have both the desire and the means to take charge, that's the time for you to jump in. It doesn't matter if you rise up to take the lead only once or twice in your entire working life or if you do it daily. There are so many moments when you can make a difference--by enriching an outcome, saving a great idea, defending the beleaguered or downtrodden, and not least, expressing your own gifts and wisdom. ~ Charlotte Beers

In the end," Callum said, his voice soft, gentle, "it all comes back to you. You protect them [your pack], you love them, you live for them, and someday, you die. That's what it means, Bryn-girl, to be what we are [to be Alpha]. It's lonely. It's impossible. It's all-consuming." It is what it is. ~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes

American leadership is essential. ~ Hillary Clinton

Spiritual leadership is moving people on to God's agenda. ~ Henry Blackaby

Successful leadership is rooted in how well you develop others. ~ Barry Banther

A truly successful life is one filled with friends so it helps if people like being around you. If you suspect they don't, have a think about how strongly you exhibit 'likeable' qualities such as listening well, being trustworthy, kind, generous, compassionate, fun, positive and unselfish. The good news is that you can learn such qualities even if they don't come naturally to you. ~ Nigel Cumberland

When you are just EXISTING, life happens to you ... and you manage; when you are truly LIVING, you happen to life ... and you lead. ~ Steve Maraboli

Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out. ~ John C. Maxwell

One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better ~ Larry Niven

Delay is as dangerous as the wrong answer. ~ Frank Herbert

You can only make so much money in life and only enjoy so many creature comforts. The important thing is to do something meaningful-to leave something behind. ~ Roone Arledge

No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place. ~ Philip Danforth Armour

I thought ( ... ) the proverbial glass ceiling had been cracked ( ... ) and I believed that it was just a matter of time until my generation took our fair share of the leadership roles. ~ Sheryl Sandberg

Who hears me, who understands me, becomes mine, - a possession for all time. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most of us are not leaders today because, in our hearts we don't believe that is who we are. ~ Myles Munroe

To some strength is measured in numbers but to me strength is measured in character. ~ Donavan Nelson Butler

Lewis Booth and Derrick Kuzak represent the very best of Ford and our culture and built a legacy of leadership, integrity and commitment to excellence that will benefit us for years to come. ~ William Clay Ford, Jr.

Often truly authoritative leadership falls on someone who years earlier dedicated themselves to practice the discipline of seeking first the kingdom of God. Then, as that person matures, God confers a leadership role, and the Spirit of God goes to work throuh him. ~ J. Oswald Sanders

An act of mastery is mastery itself. ~ Tehya Sky

What do I and a diamond have in common? We are tough, brilliant, and carbon based entities which evolved into something better under immense pressure, tribulation, and trials. ~ Donavan Nelson Butler

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. ~ Sheryl Sandberg

Every solution has a problem. ~ Andy Hargreaves

Platforms are established because of the way the Lord used someone. ~ Johnny Hunt

Authorities act with themselves in mind. Leaders act with others in mind. Authorities take. Leaders give. Authorities die. Leaders live on. ~ Simon Sinek

The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom. ~ Ted Cruz

The government must realize that it is the leader and not the slave of public opinion; that public opinion is not a static thing to be discovered and classified by public-opinion polls as plants are by botanists, but that it is a dynamic, ever changing entity to be continuously created and recreated by informed and responsible leadership; that it is the historic mission of the government to assert that leadership lest it be the demagogue who asserts it. ~ Hans J. Morgenthau

The only consequence of their (employee) silence is that the blind (employer) lead the blind. ~ Margaret Heffernan

Styles are tailor made to different situations. Different leaders must have their own styles and these styles must be able to adapt to different people and situations. ~ John Ng

To make money you have to use a four letter word: SELL. ~ Richie Norton

Leaders are people who can discern the inevitable and act accordingly. When people talk about business acumen, discernment is a big part of it. It's a bit like gut instinct, but a little more developed. ~ Donald Trump