Quotes about leadership-development

Tough times should serve only one purpose in your life to teach you how to be tougher on the inside than your circumstances are on the outside.

Real leadership is not seeking the applause from followers real leadership is applauding the followers who become leaders.

Your future is not fixed it's fluid in motion. Your world is very malleable like clay desiring to be something useful. Go ahead feel free to hammer your life into shape like a skilled Blacksmith.

Core values serve as a lighthouse when the fog of life seems to leave you wandering in circles when you encounter that moment where every decision is a tough one and no choice seems to clearly be the better choice.

Develop your leaders into a competitive advantage. Reconnect your leader-power to success.

The key to organizational success is to integrate next generation of leaders, tap into their way of looking at the world, solve problems in a very collaborative working style.

Leaders who nurture followers to be leaders, keep leading even when they retire, and they keep winning the admiration of leading leaders

In leadership that 20/20 vision sometimes becomes 20/40 or 30/50 depending on how close you are to the situation. To my AG Warrior I may never meet thank you for your efforts in writing the prescription to reestablish the 20/20 for the good of the group.

Educated idiots are the most fearsome creatures in a leadership structure because even though trained they still refuse to think.

Our journeys are different but we can share the same well traveled path during parts of our excursion. Small victories win wars not single battles.

Being a leader doesn't mean you always have to be in charge. Sometimes leaders make certain others have the right information at the right time to lead the charge or pull back to fight another day.

The saddle is off and the rest of this ride will be bareback. Code for it's gonna be a tough ride to the finish.

If a leader works hard to break the spirit of their Soldier they'll soon meet the most focused Soldier of a career.

A leader is skating up hill on a slippery slope when Servant Leadership is not part of a leaders philosophy.

You can't fake a great steak nor can you convince a raging bull to give you a easy eight second ride.

Beware of simple solutions, they often lead to complex problems.

There are circumstances which can only be created and remedied in a crucible of fury, fire, and destruction like the serotinous cones of the Jack Pine and Lodgepole Pine trees. Only after exposed to extreme heat and enormous pressures will the cone open to begin anew and flourish amongst the cleansed but desolate landscape. Also, like the unpredictable restrained power of a dormant volcano storing it's potential energy over long periods of time gives way to this planets most enchanting display o

Its been my experience during my military career that a leader displaying a THIRST for power will ultimately have a APPETITE for destruction to go along with it.

Leading your Soldiers with the safety on as a condition of your own personal complacency is no different than running into battle with your firearm on safe yelling BANG BANG BANG!!! An Army leaders unlimited source of ammo are the Army Values and the Warrior Ethos.

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

Excuses are most valuable to the person making them but to everyone else its foreign currency with little value or not accepted at all. You are not good with me until your integrity check clears.

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

Followers don't follow until they trust leaders to lead.

What Africa lacks is not lack of resources or talent but the lack of strategic leadership.

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.

Developing leaders without a model is like building a house without a plan.

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

Its not a question of whether we have or not, nor is-it about whether i am or you are, but this address is with respect to the fact that we need leaders who dread/desist from satisfying the rich and powerful man for political gain at the expense of their respective nations!

Crisis is a good revealer of great leadership

Failures, repeated failures, are finger-prints on the road to achievement. .

The troop whose captain is (apparently) not managing it, but whose girls manage themselves under the Scout laws, is the ideal troop.

Hiring should be like dating. A great marriage does not happen in a 30 minutes interview.

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

The theory that something has to be big to have a significant impact is false.

Never do anything as though you are a professional armature

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

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

Whether a chief executive officer (CEO) is applying the practices to build an organizational vision or an employee is helping a colleague resolve a problem, anyone at any organizational level can leverage leadership practices.

Effective leaders are good spotters. They are on the lookout forpotential leaders. They have the ability to look beyond other’s deficiencies tosee their possibilities.

Growing a business requires that we look at ourselves and change the way we make decisions.

#Leadership is not how much you can take away from others,it is about how much you can inspire,teach and build others by example ~bns

The fundamental characteristic that enables hidden leadership to bloom is demonstrating integrity.

Great mentors don't solve your problems, they guide you to make your best decision and encourage you to take personal ownership of the next steps for success.

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.

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

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

Having a good definition of spiritual leadership is critical to developmentof leadership cultural throughout your church. You need to know what you areshooting for if you are going to hit the target.

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

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.

Only a person who perceives that all human beings are important can become a great leader.

At its best, leadership development is not an “event.” It’s a capacity-building endeavor. It’s a process of human growth and development.

Not everyone is born a great leader, but anyone can foster core leadership competencies for themselves and become actionable, effective leaders.

If one wishes to be a great project manager, one needs to talk less and write more.

Let the government not be an instructor but a parent who loves and adjusts to the needs of the nation, But remember a parent does what makes things look good to the entire family without segregation.

21st century leaders will be growers, not knowers.

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.

A harsh word breaks the heart. A kind word can sooth the savage beast. A word never spoken can bury a burden or save a relationship.

The future begins when we tear down the walls that keep us in the past. We must be thankful for those who walked through the pain and helped us to see the way out.

What trumps the 'How' of Leadership is the 'Why

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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.

Never let your Enemies become your Advocates.” by A. K. Hasan

The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him.

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

I strongly believe that leadership is an art, not a science. I've learned that leadership can be innate or it can be learned. However, I don't believe anyone was truly born to be a great leader. Great leaders are formed over a long period of time through a series of opportunities and experiences. Without opportunities, even the greatest natural leader among us may never become known for great leadership.

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.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.“- Mary Kay Ash

When a leader replaces the value of selfless service with selfish ambition they have officially regressed back into a boss.

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.

There are few second chances when it comes to establishing your leadership legacy.

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.

Put your name on the mailbox.

Stay in your lane.

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.

There's a place for talking and criticism. But there's also a place to let our ACTIONS do the talking!

The reputation of a great work ethic that took years to build can be forgotten with one act of misjudgment.

No matter how slow or long it takes, it is never too late to right a wrong.

A knowledgeable manager can lend to the success of an organization "almost" as much as a poorly trained manager can damage it.

One cannot lead well until one learns to follow well.

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

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

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.

Leadership is a SERVING relationship with OTHERS that inspires THEIR growth and makes the world a better place

Leaders create a legacy daily.

There is no better manager than a natural born one.

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.

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

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

When you look down the length of your chain and see it is made mostly of weak links it is time to pull out the bolt cutters.

When there is alignment and understanding, it is much easier to navigate forward together, moving in and out of agreement.

When we aren't curious in conversations we judge, tell, blame and even shame, often without even knowing it, which leads to conflict.

A leaders gentle reaction and sound instruction are their greatest weapons.

Humankind is the greatest resources.

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

Mindfulness is the art of cosmic collaboration.

Rethink success: Few people will ever discover that the most important business they will ever run.. is their life!

Great Leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, self-reflection, education, training, and experience

Yes, it's important to inspire the next generation but let's not forget to inspire the now generation too.

Serving my generation with excellence will mean my generation can in turn lead with excellence.