Top 34 Leader Qualities Quotes
#1. If you're a man and you are confident and you are ambitious and strong, then you are a statesman and a leader. If you are a woman and you have those qualities, well, they have a not-so-flattering term for that.
Susan Bysiewicz
#2. When a desire is deep, it reaches the subconscious mind and calls for cultivation of qualities that will help fulfill desires, and this is what transforms an ordinary person into a great leader.
Awdhesh Singh
#3. You do not become a leader because people follow you. Rather, people tend to follow you because you have leadership qualities. The journey of leadership often starts alone.
Awdhesh Singh
#4. You can't lead people if you can't lead yourself. Self-leadership qualities qualifies you to become a co-operate leader.
Israelmore Ayivor
#5. I think the must-have power qualities for a female or male power leader are really the ability to focus, to work hard, to be extremely goal oriented and to not let the noise and the nonsense interfere with your mission - what you really feel you want to do with your career and your life.
Anne Sweeney
#6. A title or promotion does not make anyone a leader. Leadership emerges from the character, qualities, and capacities of the individual. Make no mistake about it, authentic leadership is personal.
George B. Bradt
#8. The insight to see possible new paths, the courage to try them, the judgment to measure results - these are the qualities of a leader.
Mary Parker Follett
#9. Being a person that others can trust is one of the most sought after qualities in the workplace today. So many leaders and their staff have shown in the recent global financial crisis a lack of trust and integrity amongst themselves and with their clients and other stakeholders.
Nigel Cumberland
#10. The qualities required to be a good leader are usually incompatible with the qualities required to become a leader.
Francis Mont
#11. Amongst many qualities of a true leader, he is a successful manager who has mastered the art of people management.
Rehan Waris
#12. To become a leader through one's merit karma is not a big deal. One should become a leader through his virtues [innate qualities].
Dada Bhagwan
#13. The two qualities of Friendship so important for a leader to possess and instill in team members are respect and camaraderie.
John Wooden
#14. There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.
Rudy Giuliani
#15. Forethought and prudence are the proper qualities of a leader.
[Lat., Ratio et consilium, propriae ducis artes.]
Tacitus
#16. Leadership is not just one quality, but rather a blend of many qualities; and while no one individual possesses all of the needed talents that go into leadership, each man can develop a combination to make him a leader.
Vince Lombardi
#17. There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.
John C. Maxwell
#18. No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one.
Archibald Wavell
#19. Dhoni backs players as well. People like (Suresh) Raina, (Ravindra) Jadeja, and Rohit Sharma have developed under him as players and has some terrific qualities as a leader.
Sourav Ganguly
#20. Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
Tacitus
#21. Leaders are not modest, and more importantly, the extensive social science research on narcissism, self-promotion, and similar constructs shows that these qualities and behaviors are useful for getting hired, achieving promotions, keeping one's job, and obtaining a higher salary.
Jeffrey Pfeffer
#22. Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader.
John Andreas Widtsoe
#24. A leader in sports, business, or any other field of endeavor should possess and provide the same qualities inherent in a good parent: character, consistency, dependability, accountability, knowledge, good judgment, selflessness, respect, courage, discipline, fairness, and structure.
John Wooden
#25. But it would be absolutely mistaken to regard a wealth of theoretical knowledge as characteristic proof for the qualities and abilities of a leader.
Adolf Hitler
#26. No leader did more for his country than Winston Churchill. Brave, magnanimous, traditional, he was like a king-general from Britain's heroic past. His gigantic qualities set him apart from ordinary humanity; there seemed no danger he feared, no effort too great for his limitless energies.
Gretchen Rubin
#27. While you, the leader, can teach many things, character is not taught easily to adults who arrive at your desk lacking it. Be cautious about taking on reclamation projects regardless of the talent they may possess. Have the courage to make character count among the qualities you seek in others.
John Wooden
#28. To be effective, leaders must have the qualities and attitudes essential to work in a group setting.
Meg Whitman
#29. I just think that the qualities of leadership are unknown even to the leader until he's tested and given a challenge.
Steven Spielberg
#31. Attending to your own words and ideas as well as those of others is an admirable trait in any person, but a necessity in a leader.
Jennifer Frick-Ruppert
#32. Since when has leadership been a criterion for sanity? Or vice versa. Hitler was a gifted leader, even Nixon. Exhibit leadership qualities as an adolescent, they pack you off to law school for an anus transplant. If it takes, you go into government.
Tom Robbins
#33. Qualities that the world considers virtues will lead a leader to ruin, while those regarded as vices will often bring safety and prosperity. Good leadership requires a prince to "know how to do evil.
Ross King
#34. Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
Tacitus
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