Top 100 Team Leader Quotes
#1. Respect, honesty, responsibility, and hope are the language of a great team leader.
Samuel R. Chand
#2. And you managed to pick up on all that while being hung upside down by a fellow agent, getting yourself beat to shit by your new Team Leader and tormenting your baby brother in the showers?"
"Yes. I would have had more, but you know, I was momentarily distracted by all the soapy six-packs.
Charlie Cochet
#3. A team leader will have to deal with difficulties that he needs to know about in advance
Sunday Adelaja
#4. A skilled Transition Team leader will set the general goals for a Transition, and then confer on the other team leaders working with him the power to implement those goals.
Richard V. Allen
#5. To be a successful team leader, one has to stay back after the din and clutter of a working day to emerge better-equipped and ready to face a new day.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
#6. A sign of a great team leader is the proper placement of people.
John C. Maxwell
#7. Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.
Theodore Roosevelt
#8. Cultural listening is the skill of being able to see beyond the symptom to the underlying dynamic. It's an extremely powerful tool to develop as a leader, whether you're the CEO, a team leader, or a solopreneur just starting out.
Jonathan Raymond
#9. The 'transition' involves the transfer of power from one president to another. In recent times, the incoming President has designated a Director of the Transition, a team leader, to oversee and administer the orderly transfer of power.
Richard V. Allen
#11. I do what I'm coached to do. That's part of being a team leader and captain. The job will change week in and week out, and it's not for you to question what your job is - it's to go out there and execute your assignments.
Larry Fitzgerald
#12. Being a team player will help you climb the ladder of success. Furthermore, a successful team player can rise to the level of team leader in the future.
Vishwas Chavan
#13. I apologize. Hi, I'm Agent Sloane Brodie, your Team Leader. I enjoy reading, cozy nights in, and the soothing sounds of classic rock. I also like to browse the Internet for funny cat videos, but deep down, I think I'm more of a dog person.
Charlie Cochet
#14. The merger of globalization and the I.T. revolution means new products are being phased in and out so fast that companies cannot afford to wait until the end of the year to figure out whether a team leader is doing a good job.
Thomas Friedman
#15. Any team that has Shade as their leader is bound to have a pretty directionless quality. But when Cyborg asks Shade to gather the Secret Seven together and help him stop the war between Wonder Woman and Aquaman, Shade agrees - albeit reluctantly.
Peter Milligan
#16. When a leader buys his own excuses, he also, unfortunately, sells them to his team.
Orrin Woodward
#17. Competition and rivalry between the members of a group are the antithesis of the cooperation and team play needed in an effective management group. This is why team building is an empty abstraction for a group whose leader controls with power.
Thomas Gordon
#18. HBO is undeniably a leader in meaningful storytelling in a wide array of formats. I'm honored to join the REAL SPORTS team and look forward to continuing my fervor for uncovering unique and impactful stories.
Soledad O'Brien
#19. A true leader is one who creates a favourable environment to bring out the energy and ability of his team. A great leader creates more great leaders, and does not reduce the institution to a single person.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
#20. He'd done it again. Screwed up in a social situation and dragged the whole team down with hm. His new team. The ones who were counting on him to be a leader on and off the field. He'd led them, all right, almost into a brawl.
Jami Davenport
#21. Develop your leaders into a competitive advantage. Reconnect your leader-power to success.
Gene Morton
#22. Leaders goal: Avoid building around only ONE person's ministry gifting. Longevity is in a team, not an individual!
Brian Houston
#23. Make sure you have the right team members to strengthen your culture instead of people who suck the energy out of it. You can do everything right as a leader and coach, but if you don't have positive mentors and team members in the locker room your culture and team will fall apart.
Jon Gordon
#24. God is the leader of your team. As you follow Him with all your heart, you will be leading your team in Jesus' steps.
Jim George
#25. In an agile project the team takes care of the tasks and the project leader takes care of the team.
Jim Highsmith
#26. Especially with the signing of riders with climbing abilities and the new arrival of Tyler Hamilton, who has the strength and ability to become a great leader for the big tours. All in all, I feel this is a very complete team.
Laurent Jalabert
#27. I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's not just scoring-wise, I do other things.
LeBron James
#28. I have always been a leader on my team. I have always been a guy that held player-only meetings. I'm the type of guy that stood up and said something. I know how to lead.
La'el Collins
#29. It's getting better and better. You know, guys are feeling more comfortable and they are not afraid to speak up and be a leader. I mean, our team, we have 25 players, we have about 25 leaders, too. So whatever someone says, people listen.
Johnny Damon
#31. The greatest way to ensure your company's failure is to appoint leaders who see a divide between themselves and the team; who are more fixated on their elevated role than on the act of leading.
Steve Maraboli
#32. An honorable leader must demonstrate a willingness to reveal his or her 'inner self' to their team. It builds trust and trust is essential. It's also a sign of strength and authenticity, and people are attracted to those who are 'real' and authentic.
Lee Ellis
#33. I do not believe it is all about the leader. I think it's about the team, too. So we have one mission; we have one team; we are working to victory.
David Cunliffe
#34. Effective team leaders adjust their style to provide what the group can't provide for itself.
Ken Blanchard
#35. Leadership is about what's right for the organization, not what feels right for the leader.
Liz Weber
#36. But when you get into a situation where you can acquire a proven leader, a proven quality player, an unselfish player, a guy who taken a team to the Super Bowl, I think you do it.
Ron Jaworski
#37. I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.
Tom Rath
#38. A Serving Leader who creates a powerful churn of productivity needs a team that can put itself at the service of others.
John Stahl-Wert
#39. As a good gardener prepares the soil, so a wise leader creates an environment that promotes community ... community involves a common place, a common time, and a common purpose. Just getting people in the same place at the same time does not produce a team. Community requires a common vision.
Diane Dreher
#40. The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.
Bill Courtney
#41. there is one similarity between a prison guard and a leader: Both have the final word. When a decision is made, it must be accepted by those on your team, or they must be encouraged to find another team.
John Wooden
#42. I can describe myself as a leader who gives my team members opportunities to shine.
Ethan Powers
#43. To be a leader, you must first be a team player, and you must care for the men you lead.
Dick Couch
#45. The key is selecting the right people to join the team, those with the right skills and values, those who embrace our purpose.
Ken Jennings
#46. On the best teams, different individuals provide occasional leadership, taking charge in areas where they have particular strengths. No one is the permanent leader, because that person would then cease to be a peer and the team interaction would begin to break down.
Tom DeMarco
#47. I have to continue to be a great leader and contribute in any way that I can, and get guys to follow suit. That's how you turn a team around.
Adrian Peterson
#48. It is equally important that we now secure the right deal for Britain - and the next leader must have the skill and credibility to put together the right team to renegotiate our exit from and future relationship with Europe and explain the final terms to the British people.
Nicky Morgan
#49. A leader can only be free to lead his team if he keeps abreast of all that is happening around him - in real time.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
#50. I know I touch a lot of people. I don't call myself a role model. But I am a leader. Leaders are always watched by team members & outsiders
Spoken Reasons
#51. A lot of people saved IBM. Yes, I was the leader of that team, but I could never have done it without a group of IBMers helping me.
Louis V. Gerstner Jr.
#52. what makes you a leader is the will to lead, not the knowledge how to do it best. You just have to be bright enough to listen to those who do know, and make the decisions that they don't want to be responsible for. That's how a team works.
Adrienne Lecter
#53. I consider myself a leader of this football team, along with a lot of other guys.
Philip Rivers
#54. I would rather be on the team of the Leader who prays to God for wisdom to guide the followers, than to be on the team of the leader who leads without prayer.
Ellen J. Barrier
#55. A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.
Mike Krzyzewski
#56. I've always been a leader. I've always kind of been the tallest person on the team when I was younger but always kind of the smartest. I was ahead of my time. I wasn't always the oldest, I kind of was the youngest on the team, but, I kind of knew what to do at times.
LeBron James
#57. I've been part of a team and leader of the team. But wherever I've been, I've worked as if that was the only opportunity I had. I've never looked beyond that.
Guler Sabanci
#58. Nobody knows how Honda is organized, except that it uses lots of project teams and is quite flexible.
Kenichi Ohmae
#59. You always need something to complain about. And if you can't come up with anything better, you come along with team leaders. I don't believe in this chitchat.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
#60. Today the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an iconic legend and I lost a friend and fellow founder. The legacy of Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations to come. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and to the Apple team.
Michael Dell
#61. I've been a solo act, a columnist and worked from home, only relying on myself. Now I'm part of a team, a leader, and I have to fit in at a big corporation and deal with all the moving parts, all the different personalities. That has been a challenge, to be quite honest, that I've embraced.
Jason Whitlock
#62. A great director or leader knows his people, creates a great team, and then makes a great movie that can influence millions more than the readers of his column.
Warren Bennis
#63. Some leaders expect the team to read their minds on priorities, so they never provide the written and verbal guidance that we all need to feel we are contributing. Others can be heard shouting new priorities on an hourly basis. Both habits are very demotivating.
Martin Zwilling
#64. Being a leader requires being confident enough in your own decisions and those of your team to own them when they fail. The very best leaders take the blame but share the credit.
Travis Bradberry
#65. You might be the leader of the team, but without the rest of the team, you're not doing anything. I think that's the way I look at my job as the lead of a TV show.
Geoff Stults
#66. As a leader, it's your job to get everyone to share what they know.
Jane Ripley
#67. I think Enda Kenny has shown himself to be a good leader in the sense that he can accept that people might have differences of opinion with him, but at the same time can see that it's useful to have them involved and part of the team and I very much appreciate that.
Lucinda Creighton
#68. He has become a great leader of his team, a guy that has evolved in terms of his role within the team.
David Blatt
#69. The clear purpose of the leader is to give a clear purpose to the team.
Paul Sloane
#70. Producing major change in an organization is not just about signing up one charismatic leader. You need a group - a team - to be able to drive the change. One person, even a terrific charismatic leader, is never strong enough to make all this happen.
John P. Kotter
#71. What we are looking for is managers who are awake enough to alter the world as they find it, to make it harmonize with what they and their people are trying to accomplish.
Tom DeMarco
#72. As soon as everyone is on the bandwagon with one idea, a leader should be working on the next one.
Roger Enrico
#73. You can pick captains, but you can't pick leaders. Whoever controls the locker room controls the team
Don Meyer
#74. The goal of an effective leader is to recondition your team to be solution focused rather than problem focused.
Jim Rohn
#75. I think a balanced team of men and women makes better decisions. That's one of the reasons why I was prepared to run for deputy leader.
Harriet Harman
#76. A leader's responsibility to his team is paramount. It overshadows even his own personal feelings at any given time.
Mike Krzyzewski
#77. Unfaithfulness of team members is a difficult test that may bring disappointment to a leader.
Sunday Adelaja
#78. I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.
Gregg Sulkin
#79. This is a time when the United States should be standing tall. There is no other leader in the world today. We shouldn't be approaching conflicts as a team sport. We either get in an we lead and we do a good job, or you don't get in at all.
Jon Huntsman Jr.
#81. A leader may be the most knowledgeable person in the world, but if the players on his team cannot translate that knowledge into action, it means nothing.
Mike Krzyzewski
#82. The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability ... When the leader demonstrates vulnerability and sensibility and brings people together, the team wins.
Howard Schultz
#83. There are plenty of team players in government who do whatever the leader says. There are too few difficult members, who have complicated minds, unusual perspectives, the toughness to withstand the party-line barrages and a practical interest in producing results.
David Brooks
#84. A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.
Bill Courtney
#85. My team in Orlando was a team full of people who nobody wanted, and I was the leader and I led that team with a smile on my face.
Dwight Howard
#86. Get the right people. Then no matter what all else you might do wrong after that, the people will save you. That's what management is all about.
Tom DeMarco
#87. The quarterback is the leader of the team and the quarterback is the one that has the ball in his hands every single play.
Andy Dalton
#88. Great leaders focus on equipping their team. It is unfair to expect what you did not equip.
Chris Hogan
#89. And so a leader of a meeting must make it a priority to seek out and uncover any important issues about which team members do not agree. And when team members don't want to engage in those discussions, the leader must force them to do so. Even when it makes him or her temporarily unpopular.
Patrick Lencioni
#90. If I am elected leader, my shadow opposition team will actively incorporate the policy contributions of all our members by instituting policy action committees as recommend by the 2010 National Review.
Bill Shorten
#91. As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
Colin Powell
#92. People have to be given the freedom to show the heart they possess. I think it's a leader's responsibility to provide that type of freedom. And I believe it can be done through relationships and family. Because if a team is a real family, it's members want to show you their hearts.
Mike Krzyzewski
#93. Get the very best tools to serve your people, not just lots of tools.
John Stahl-Wert
#94. He's the leader on this team, I know when Baltimore let us have him, they thought they were giving us a problem. I'll take problems like that anytime.
George Steinbrenner
#95. The team that trusts-their leader and each other-is more likely to be successful.
Mike Krzyzewski
#96. Wayne Downing is also a great leader, has served our nation very well, and I think it's great that he's coming back to join a very capable administration already of dealing with this problem, and it will just strengthen that team.
Hugh Shelton
#98. Great leaders build trust from their team because the leader is willing to put his/her people "first." Once the team believes that, they will put their leader, and the company, first as well.
Beth Ramsay
#99. Stellar teams are invariably made up of quirky individuals who typically rub each other raw, but they figure out - with the spiritual help of a gifted leader - how to be their peculiar selves and how to win championships as a team ... at the same time.
Tom Peters
#100. The true leader makes each team member twice the person they were before.
Leonard Sweet
