True Test Of Leadership Quotes

Great leaders live and leave noble and indelible footprints. Any leader can start something. Any leader can do anything but, the real hallmark and a great measure of a great leader is not necessarily what happens now but, what happens later. The noble works of a true and a great leader stand the test of time and never vanish with time. ~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others the way to go forward is a true test of leadership. ~ Nitin Nohria

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

Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. ~ Jesse Jackson

Christ manifests his divine leadership in your sincere followership. Christ's followers become true leaders because Christ is the model of true leadership. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

The test of leadership for David Cameron was actually to bring the British Conservative Party back in to the mainstream. ~ David Miliband

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

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

True leadership is measured by what happens after you die. ~ Myles Munroe

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. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

Many of our leadership practices have gone from being tried and true to being tired and tarnished. ~ Mark Miller

It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena. ~ William Whewell

'True Detective' would not pass The Bechdel Test. ~ Cary Fukunaga

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands. ~ Peter Cosgrove

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. ~ John Ruskin

The only test of leadership is that somebody follows. ~ Robert K. Greenleaf

The highest manifestation of true leadership is to identify one's replacement and to begin mentoring him or her. ~ Myles Munroe

Transforming leadership, [is defined as] leadership that builds on man's need for meaning, leadership that creates institutional purpose ... he is the value-shaper, the exemplar, the maker of meanings ... he is the true artist, the true pathfinder. ~ Tom Peters

Many criminals believe what they say is true; they could pass a lie detector test. ~ Michael Moore

True greatness, true leadership, is achieved not by reducing men to one's service but in giving oneself in selfless service to them. ~ J. Oswald Sanders

The test of leadership is, is anything or anyone better because of you? ~ Mark Sanborn

You may gain a position, but that does not mean you've gained leadership. You may lose position, but that does not mean you've lost leadership! When you gain true character, you can leadership and when you lose it, you cease to be a leader! ~ Israelmore Ayivor

The true test of whether Mr. Obama has improved on the Bush era lies in how his administration justifies its decisions on the 241 remaining Guantanamo detainees, whose cases will now be evaluated internally and reviewed by the courts. ~ Noah Feldman

The true test of love is not always 'Will you fight for it?' The real test of true love is often 'Are you willing to give it up? ~ Tiffany Reisz

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

A true Leader does not point fingers
A true Leader does not assign blame
A true Leader does not celebrate the mistakes of others
A true Leader points you in the right direction
A true Leader assigns praise however meager the task
A true Leader celebrates the accomplishments of his team
I true Leader Leads. ~ Mark W. Boyer

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am ... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test. ~ Mike Pompeo

Too many kings can ruin an army ~ Homer

Love for others is the foundation of leadership.
Simplicity is the language of leadership.
Authenticity is the true character of leadership. ~ Farshad Asl

Politics is not leadership. It never has been. It never will be. ~ Richie Norton

What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention. ~ P. J. O'Rourke

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

Be excellent in your own terms. ~ Abhijit Naskar

The true price of leadership is the willingness to place the needs of others above your own. Great leaders truly care about those they are privileged to lead and understand that the true cost of the leadership privilege comes at the expense of self-interest. ~ Simon Sinek

True leadership is about pulling forth the gold in everyone and believing in people before they deserve it. ~ Michael Brodeur

Test yourself so that later God will not have to test you. ~ Sunday Adelaja

Be true to yourself-at the core of your leadership are your values and morals. ~ Artika Tyner

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

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

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

Commenting on baseball players who test positive for steroids: It?s an announced test, so you not only failed the steroid test, you failed the IQ test. ~ Bob Costas

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

The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith. ~ Brennan Manning

True Leadership is having multiple generations working together successfully and passionately to create significance. ~ Farshad Asl

True leadership is moral authority, not formal authority. Leadership is a choice, not a position. The choice is to follow universal timeless principles, which will build trust and respect from the entire organization. Those with formal authority alone will lose this trust and respect. ~ Stephen Covey

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

We need leadership books that offer information as well as inspiration. Pop leadership is one of the most destructive forces today. ~ Paul Gibbons

God is not interested in your ability. He is
interested in your availability. When you avail
your ability to God, you become a faithful leader. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

But words in a book were one thing. The true test came in battle. ~ George R R Martin

The real test of 'knowledge' is not whether it is true, but whether it empowers us. Scientists usually assume that no theory is 100 per cent correct. Consequently, truth is a poor test for knowledge. The real test is utility. A theory that enables us to do new things constitutes knowledge. Over ~ Yuval Noah Harari

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders
are made rather than born. ~ Warren G. Bennis

The true test of your Calvinism comes just here: How low is self and how high is God in your heart? Almost every moment of your life offers a test. ~ Walter J. Chantry

Having margins in your life strips away external voices and allows that person to remember and honor the true self within. ~ Angela Lynne Craig

Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them. ~ Stephen Covey

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

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

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

Procrastination at the start and sometimes during the project meant there wasn't time to execute the plans well enough. ~ Graham Speechley

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

If your leadership is truly grounded in love, you'll always land in the category of a good leader. ~ Glenn C. Stewart

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test, consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect humankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it. ~ Milan Kundera

Leadership is an unlimited resource and as such, is a lifelong pursuit of learning. That learning must be to transform 'leader of position' to 'leadership with moral purpose'. ~ Hilarie Owen

Listen with your eyes as well as your ears. ~ Graham Speechley

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! ~ Israelmore Ayivor

True leadership is an attitude that naturally inspires and motivates others, and it comes from an internalized discovery about yourself. ~ Myles Munroe

We could try the Turin test," said Lobsang.
"Oh, machines have been able to pass the Turing test for years."
"No, the Turin test. We both pray for an hour, and see if God can tell the difference. ~ Stephen Baxter

Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true. ~ Gautama Buddha

A difficult crowd will always test your true ability. ~ Boy George

All over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test ... better. It's a negotiation tool. ~ Michael Gurian

Pretending that the locals ran the Western NGOs was a way to entice donors, grassroots was no longer a true goal but a buzzword. Sadly, the goal was not to empower true local leadership, but to find token locals to be token champions with no real decision-making power...
But I always knew true, long-term change cannot happen without involving the community. ~ Kennedy Odede

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

Life is a test. Without problems to solve, it wouldn't be much of a test. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a harsh statement, but I believe it to be true. ~ Tony Campolo

A better model of leadership means more effective leadership and better business results. ~ Bob Anderson

A ransom note, the true test of unconditional love. ~ Bauvard

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. ~ James Davison Hunter

True leadership is servanthood. Put the interests of others at the center of your decisions. ~ Dave Ramsey

To implement a true urban renaissance, you first need a Grand Design elaborated by strong leadership . ~ Minoru Mori

Fortunately, good policy, true principles, and effective leadership work whenever they are tried. When we reduce government, balance budgets, and keep taxes as low as possible, states respond in a positive way. ~ Brian Sandoval

Your leadership ability is determined by their leadership gap. ~ Lolly Daskal

Unfaithfulness of team members is a difficult test that may bring disappointment to a leader. ~ Sunday Adelaja

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority. ~ Tom Hopkins

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well. ~ Bill Owens

Thought leadership is when a leader's thoughts are being used by leaders to lead others. ~ Onyi Anyado

At Lead Star, we believe that leadership can help you create a better workplace, a better life, and a better you. ~ Courtney Lynch

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character. ~ Myles Munroe

Math test tomorrow.
Check.
Complete lack of preparation for test.
Check. ~ Rick Riordan

Unchanged hearts are unled spirits. ~ Trisha Sebastian

Leadership is about what's right for the organization, not what feels right for the leader. ~ Liz Weber

The purpose of a true leader should be to create a world which does not need leaders. ~ Abhijit Naskar

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

Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times. ~ Jack Gantos

The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is performance and persistence when you see no light coming. ~ James Arthur Ray

When people value your leadership practices, they in effect buy your leadership. They're inspired to excel and act with commitment. But when employees don't buy your leadership, they disengage, becoming noncustomers of your leadership. ~ Anonymous

A humble learner of today becomes a strong leader of tomorrow. ~ Abhijit Naskar

Self-leadership always precedes team leadership. ~ Michael Hyatt

So what's the test?"
"Ah, that's the trick of it. It's not a test. It's real life. ~ Lois McMaster Bujold

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

True leadership strengthens the followers. It is a process of teaching, setting an example, and empowering others. If you seek to lead, your ability will ultimately be measured in the successes of those around you. ~ David Niven

A boss in essence is every woman willing to try, push, succeed, fail but ultimately do the work in her lifescape to make her mark on the world the way she wants to draw it. ~ Jaha Knight