Top 60 Leadership Is Not A Position Quotes
#1. Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.
Cory Booker
#2. We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership.
Theodore C. Sorensen
#3. When Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in 1990, I felt America's post-Cold War commitment to national principles and international leadership was on the line. I was dismayed by the wide opposition among my fellow Democrats. To me, their position was wrong.
Joe Lieberman
#4. For me, a male role model would be a man who, despite holding a leadership position, has the courage to say that he wants to reschedule a 7 p.m. meeting for 4 p.m. because he'd really like to be able to put his son to bed.
Kristina Schroder
#6. The real leader holds the power, not just the position.
John C. Maxwell
#7. Leadership is not about executive position or title. It is about connection and influence. At its highest, leadership is all about adding value to the world and blessing lives through the work you do.
Robin Sharma
#8. Valuation depends on several factors. From an investor angle, they look at leadership position, management, and what the company's offerings are. I think these three things got 5/5 for a company like Flipkart, and that is what is driving valuations and growth.
Sachin Bansal
#9. Having a person of Dr. Berthiaume's calibre leading Library and Archives Canada will be a solid asset to the organization. His extensive experience in the management of large cultural organizations and his strong leadership are important qualifications for this position.
Shelly Glover
#10. If you are in a leadership position, do not rely on your title to convince people to follow you. Build relationships. Win people over. Do that and you will never be a lonely leader.
John C. Maxwell
#11. Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.
Stephen Covey
#12. Leadership used to be about ideas, setting an example and doing the right thing. Today, if you make enough money for the firm (and are not currently an ax murderer) you will be promoted into a position of influence.
Greg Smith
#13. A. W. Tozer says, "A true and safe leader is likely one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and by the press of the external situation.
Charles R. Swindoll
#14. Leadership is first and foremost bout character, one who is in power but not subordinate to it, one has control of money but is not lured by it, one whose position opens all doors but prefers the simplicity of lifestyle, and one who is followed by many but takes the heart of a servant.
Wilfrido V. Villacorta
#15. Leadership has less to do with position than it does with disposition.
John C. Maxwell
#16. To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.
Pat Riley
#17. If you hold a leadership position but are not equipping the saints for the work of service, then you are not a leader.
Don Cousins
#18. In any leadership position, you're always going to be disappointing somebody.
Biz Stone
#19. I still don't think like that. Because of Benazir, nobody else [in her party] was thinking about leadership. This position comes about only because of the vacuum that was created with her death.
Asif Ali Zardari
#20. 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
#21. Leadership is service, not position.
Tim Fargo
#22. Who are you' is a question of both substance and position. In other words, what is the authority of your voice, service, product or performance in relation to the needs of those you intend to serve? Secondly, have you defined and demystified yourself enough to be accepted as the solution of choice?
Archibald Marwizi
#23. Be a leader who is driven by purpose but not by position or power.
Debasish Mridha
#24. Leadership is not a rank or a position, it is a choice - a choice to look after the person to the left of us & the person to the right of us.
Simon Sinek
#25. In my view, leadership is the courage to take risks in defense of a position that is both legal and moral. The politician who tries to become a wise guy by becoming friends to everybody - corrupt or not - is not a leader.
Miriam Defensor Santiago
#26. China is the largest and most ancient of Asiatic countries, but it is not for us boastfully to talk of her right to a position of 'leadership' among those countries.
Chiang Kai-shek
#27. Leadership is not a title, a position or an Office but a function
Kayode Fayemi
#28. I'd like to believe that achieving a leadership position is all about competency, capability and ambition, so I try not to distinguish between the sexes when it comes to giving career advice.
Heather Bresch
#30. As a leader, you have to not only do the right thing, but be perceived to be doing the right thing. A consequence of seeking a leadership position is being put under intense public scrutiny, being held to high standards, and enhancing a reputation that is constantly under threat.
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
#31. The end point of leadership is not just the position of power we reach, but the continual change and deepening we experience that makes a difference in our lives, our work, our world. Our leadership journeys are only at midpoint when we have achieved a position of power.
Janet Hagberg
#32. We know we must address climate change. We may not have sorted out every detail, but we are willing to take a leadership position and embrace open dialogue ... that will get us all to our common goals of protecting our world for future generations,
Alain J. P. Belda
#33. You're born with some things inside you that will allow you to lead, but I think you have to take the bull by the horns. You have to want that leadership position, and then there are things you can do to develop that.
Tony Dungy
#34. Discipline is "the systematic management of your life to prepare and position you for your divine design." Discipline and stewardship are one and the same. Discipline brings order to life and is absolutely required if we're going to be good stewards of the call to leadership.
Kent Ingle
#35. There is the authority of position and the authority of knowledge - 'Authority flows from the one who knows.' But sharing in hardship confers upon a leader something quite rare - moral authority.
John Adair
#36. You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.
Mike Krzyzewski
#37. Leadership is defined not by the position you hold but by the people who follow you.
Charlene Li
#38. Leadership is more disposition than position - influence others from wherever you are.
John C. Maxwell
#39. Nobody is rewarded for occupying a position, but for becoming effective in the position occupied. If you occupy a position, you must have the weight of influence in order to matter!
Israelmore Ayivor
#40. So while God gives the husband a position of leadership in relationship to his wife, He also requires the price of self-sacrifice from him. The
Stormie O'martian
#41. One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
Tim Pawlenty
#42. 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
#43. We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.
Roger Goodell
#44. Above all, leadership is a position of servanthood.
Max De Pree
#45. Those of us placed in a position of leadership must be prepared to grasp the nettle if we unite in doing so, and if, in addition, we set a worthy example and a marat on pace in probity, unselfishness, and self-sacrifice, the people will follow, all too readily, in our footsteps.
Obafemi Awolowo
#46. Authority leads through position. Influence builds others out of relationship.
Johnny Hunt
#47. I'm really comfortable in a stressful, leadership position. I need this job. I need to do this. This fits my personality. This is the best thing for me, short of playing.
Avery Johnson
#48. A sign of a good leader is not his position but his vision.
Debasish Mridha
#49. Leadership is more about purpose than it is about position.
Michele Jennae
#50. Leadership is no longer about your position.
It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference
You can lead without a title
Robin Sharma
#51. One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful as a gift, is to not ever let anybody else define me; that for me to define myself ... and I think that helped me a lot in assuming a leadership position.
Wilma Mankiller
#52. Don't be a pleaser of people just because of the fear of the losing your position. You cease to be a true leader when you do so!
Israelmore Ayivor
#53. The vision is to restore Avon to an iconic beauty brand and to our leadership position in global direct selling, as well as continuing to ensure that we live up to our mission of empowering women.
Sheri McCoy
#54. We need to be a leadership position about protecting minors on the Internet and, more importantly, giving the parents the tools they need to protect them.
Peter Chernin
#55. Whoever convinces himself that he is not worthy of first position has doomed himself to failure from the very beginning.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
#56. As the leadership team, we're taking bold and decisive action to evolve our organization and culture. This includes difficult steps, but they are necessary to position Microsoft for future growth and industry leadership.
Amy Hood
#57. If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.
David Suzuki
#58. Self-promotion is a leadership and political skill that is critical to master in order to navigate the realities of the workplace and position you for success.
Bonnie Marcus
#59. Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership.
Deng Xiaoping
#60. Leadership is no longer about position - but passion. It's no longer about image but impact. This is Leadership 2.0.
Robin Sharma
