Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being loved. Leadership is about results, not attributes.Peter Drucker, Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, XXI century

Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.Tom Peters, American writer on business management practices, XXI century

The best leader is the one who has the sense to recruit the best to do what he wants to see accomplished, and who refrains from interfering in their work when they do it.Theodore Roosevelt, US 26th President, XX century

He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.Solon, Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet, BC century

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader take people where they not necessarily want to go, but ougth to be.Rosalynn Carter, American First Lady, XX century

Leaders always choose the harder right rather than the easier wrong.Orrin Woodward, American writer, XXI century

The final test for a leader is to instill in other men the conviction and the will to continue after him.Walter Lippman, American journalist and writer, XX century

an approached J. P. Morgan, held up an envelope, and said, “Sir, in my hand I hold a guaranteed formula for success, which I will gladly sell you for $25,000.” “Sir,” J. P. Morgan replied, “I do not know what is in the envelope; however, if you show me, and I like it, I give you my word as a gentleman that I will pay you what you ask.” The man agreed to the terms and handed over the envelope. J. P. Morgan opened it and extracted a single sheet of paper. He gave it one look, a mere glance, then handed the piece of paper back to the gent. And paid him the agreed-upon $25,000. On the paper… 1. Every morning, write a list of the things that need to be done that day. 2. Do them.Tom Peters, American writer on business management practices, XXI century

I don't want to say “don't do that”. I want to show you how to do that.Yannick Noah, French tennisman and singer, XXI century

A vision without action is just a hallucination.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.Lao Tzu, BC century

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader serves.Max DePree, Herman Miller CEO, XXI century

As a leader, I have learned that people are not only inspired by concrete incentives (money, power...) but also by stories.Barack Obama, US 44th President, XXI century

I believe that life is something intelligent: things are not random.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The only way to do great job is to love what you do.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Innovation is a situation you choose because you have a burning passion for something.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The art of compromise is to share a cake so that everyone thinks they have the biggest share.Henri Kissinger, American diplomat, XXI century

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, XXI century

First and foremost, being ready is the secret to success.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe men are noble and honourable, and some of them really smart. I have a very optimistic view of people. As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a slightly more pessimistic approach to people when they work in groups.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.Peter Drucker, Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, XXI century

We never do everything we can or want.Voltaire, French philosopher, XVIII century

A conscious and standing individual is more dangerous to power than a thousand sleeping and submissive individuals.Gandhi, Political leader, important spiritual leader of India and India's independence movement, XX century

Every obstacle strengthens determination. He who has set a goal keeps that goal.Léonard de Vinci, Italian polymath, XVI century

He who could do more would be wrong not to.Grégoire Lacroix, French novelist, poet and journalist, XXI century

If you're lucky, a lonely dream can totally transform a million realities.Maya Angelou, American civil rights activists, poet, XXI century

Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don't forget to lift someone up.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Great leaders have three things; inner light, inner vision and inner strength.Amit Ray, Indian author, spiritual master, XXI century

I'm not interested in being the richest man in the cemetery. Going to bed at night and thinking that I've done extraordinary things today is what counts.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

A man whose power rises to the head is always ridiculous.Henry de Montherlant, French novelist, essayist, playwright and academician, XX century

The master must bring honour to his house, and not vice versa.Cicéron, Roman politician, lawyer and writer, BC century

A leader excels when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his goal is achieved, they say: we did it ourselves.Lao Tzu, Founder of Taoism, BC century

No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

Happiness at work means forgetting where we are and thinking about what we learn and bring.Patrick Louis Richard, French writer, XXI century

When I give an order to a minister, I leave it to him to find the means by which he will carry it out.Napoléon Bonaparte, French Emperor, XIX century

Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.Woodrow Wilson, US 28th President, XX century

You can't help someone climb a ladder if they don't want to make the effort to climb a little.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.Général George Patton, American general, XX century

Remember that things are not always as they appear to be… Curiosity creates possibilities and opportunities.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

A leader is a man who needs others.Paul Valéry, French writer, poet and philosopher, XX century

I have known millionaires cruelly lacking food that alone can sustain all that is human in man, and I know workers, and many of those who are called poor, who know pleasures unattainable by these same millionaires. The mind enriches the body.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

A leader should be slow to punish and quick to reward.Ovide, Latin poet, BC century

He who does not prevent evil favours it.Cicéron, Roman politician, lawyer and writer, BC century

As more and more artificial intelligence is entering into the world, more and more emotional intelligence must enter into leadership.Amit Ray, Indian author, spiritual master, XXI century

It is in difficult times that the human shows who he really is.Patrick Louis Richard, French writer, XXI century

Not even dreaming of winning is the worst.Yannick Noah, French tennisman and singer, XXI century

The group makes the leader.Denis Cristol, French doctor in human sciences, XXI century

We don't always get a chance to do a lot of things, and that's why they have to be excellent. Life is short, and then you die, you know? We all chose to go down this path with our lives. So it has to be good. It has to be worth it.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder, XXI century

I started with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce new leaders, not more followers.Ralph Nader, American lawyer and politician., XXI century

Evolve quickly and break things. If you don't break anything, you don't evolve fast enough.Mark Zukerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, XXI century

All human beings can change their lives by changing their attitudes.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

Integrity is the supreme quality of leadership.Général Dwight Eisenhower, 34th US President, XX century

All masters want to appear more brillant than other people.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.Reagan, 40th US President, XXI century

The essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It has to be a vision that you articulate clearly and energetically at every opportunity. You can't make an uncertain trumpet sound.Révérend Theodore Hesburgh, Priest, XXI century

There is little success where there is little laughter.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

How much you can learn when you fail determines how far you will go into achieving your goals.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

I choose a lazy person for a difficult job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.Bill Gates, CEO Microsoft, XX century

Be deep and seem deep. - He who knows himself deep strives to be clear; he who would like to appear deep to the crowd strives to be obscure.Nietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

The greatest risk is not taking any… In a world that is changing so quickly, the only strategy that will lead you to failure is one of never taking risks.Mark Zukerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, XXI century

We always overestimate the change that will occur over the next two years and underestimate the changes that will occur over the next ten years. Do not be lulled into inaction.Bill Gates, CEO Microsoft, XX century

The question I ask myself every morning is, "Am I doing the most important thing I could do?"Mark Zukerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, XXI century

You don't lead people by pointing at a place and telling them to go there. You lead them by going there and justifying why you do it.Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and countercultural figure, XXI century

You have leadership if you are followed in your ideas or actions by voluntary membership, whether or not you are a superior manager. Others follow you because they believe in what you do or say.Asseline de Lardemelle, French coach, XXI century

Particularly in the area of technology, we need revolutionary change, not incremental change.Larry Page, Google's co-fouder, XXI century

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.Publilius Syrus, Latin poet, BC century

The leader exposes and follows him, the leader imposes point. It is obvious that the desire to work for the first and for the second.Stéphane André, Founder and Director of the School of Oratory Art, XXI century

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, and perform in the moment.Mike Van Hoozer, Author, XXI century

A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, XX century

Anyone who wants to become a leader must accept to spend a long time as their worst enemy.Nietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, XX century

You can't move up in the staircase of leadership unless you are emotionally intelligent.Amit Ray, Indian author, spiritual master, XXI century

You don't lead people by slapping them on the head, which is aggression, not leadership.Général Dwight Eisenhower, 34th US President, XX century

Cream always rises to the top...so do good leaders.John Paul Warren, American communicator, XXI century

The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?John Calvin Maxwell, American author, speaker, and pastor, XXI century

The art of directing consists in knowing how to abandon the wand so as not to disturb the orchestra.Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, XX century

To achieve long-term success as a coach or in any leadership position, you must be obsessive in some sense.Pat Riley, Basketball player and coach, XXI century

Overcoming the goal is not achieving it.Confucius, Chinese philosopher, BC century

May the strength be given me to endure what cannot be changed and the courage to change what can be changed but also the wisdom to distinguish one from the other.Marc Aurèle, Roman empire, philosopher, II century

Passion and leadership are correlated.Denis Cristol, French doctor in human sciences, XXI century

A business owner, by definition, needs to make investments, needs to make inflexions, [...] needs to take risks. While knowing that he needs to take risks, he will be judged on the successes that result from the risks that have been taken.Carlos Ghosn, Nissan / Renault's CEO, XXI century

When it comes to work, learning and evolution as a person, you grow faster when you have different people's perspectives. I really try to follow the mission of the company and for the rest, I try to have an extremely simple life.Mark Zukerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, XXI century

Leadership is about elevating a person's vision to heights, improving a person's performance to higher standards, building a personality that abolishes their ordinary limitations.Peter Drucker, Austrian-American consultant and author, XXI century

Unlike the manager, the leader must not only hold goals, he must also make his employees grow.Denis Cristol, French doctor in human sciences, XXI century

The manager who is too soft and the manager who is too hard are two disasters.Carlos Ghosn, Nissan / Renault's CEO, XXI century

Leadership challenge is to be strong without being harsh; to be nice without being weak; to be bold without being intimidating; to be thoughtful without being lazy; to be humble without being timid; to be proud without being arrogant; to have humour without being stupid.Jim Rohn, American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker, XXI century

Business leader shape public opinion.Marvin Bower, McKinsey founder, XXI century

We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never had anything to do with popularity.Marco Rubio, American senator, attorney, XXI century

Focus on making choices to lead your life that aligns with your core values in the most purposeful way possible.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Necessity is the mother of invention: it is circumstances that give us exceptional energy and concentration.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

You can't teach people anything. You can only help them discover that they already have everything in them to learn.Galilée, Italian scientist, XVI century

To command means to serve, nothing more and nothing less.André Malraux, French novelist, art theorist and Minister of Cultural Affairs, XX century

When you want to build a boat, do not start by gathering wood, cutting boards and distributing work, but awake within men the desire of a great and beautiful sea.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

It is sometimes less admirable to use one's power than to refrain from using it.Henry de Montherlant, French novelist, essayist, playwright and academician, XX century

The obstacle is the way.Ryan Holiday, American author, marketer, and entrepreneur, XXI century

To exist, you need around you realities that last.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

The leader makes his employees grow towards the deployment of their own leadership. He raises them well beyond a roadmap.Asseline de Lardemelle, French coach, XXI century

Do what your humanity commands, expect applause from no one but yourself.Richard Burton, Welsh actor, XX century

Don't try to become a successful man, but rather a man of value.Albert Einstein, Theoretical physicist, XX century

Do not necessarily avoid sharp edges. They are occasionally necessary for leadership.Donald Rumsfeld, American former politician (Secretary of Defense), XXI century

The context reveals the leader.Denis Cristol, French doctor in human sciences, XXI century

Lose battles but win the warRobert Greene, American writer, XXI century

To do great things, to achieve great results, it is not enough to have power, it is necessary to want it strongly.Constance de Théis, French poet and writer, XIX century

A great man attracts the best people and knows how to link them together.Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German author, XIX century

Everything is important- success is in the details.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Failing means having the opportunity to start over smarter.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Success brings an asymmetry: you now have a lot more to lose than to gain. You are hence fragile.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

Invicibility lies in defense, the possibility of victory in attack.Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, BC century

Leaders are not, as we are often led to think, people who go along with huge crowds following them. Leaders are people who go their own way without caring, or even looking to see, whether anyone is following them. "Leadership qualities" are not the qualities that enable people to attract followers, but those that enable them to do without them. They include, at the very least, courage, endurance, patience, humor, flexibility, resourcefulness, stubbornness, a keen sense of reality, and the ability to keep a cool and clear head, even when things are going badly. True leaders, in short, do not make people into followers, but into other leaders.John Holt, American writer and educator, XX century

Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can't see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don't even know.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

It's better to be with people who are better than you. Choose associates who behave better than you and you will drift in that direction.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

The strategy for the discoverers and entrepreneurs is to rely less on top-down planning and focus on maximum tinkering and recognizing opportunities when they present themselves.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

It is good to celebrate success, but it is more important to consider the lessons of failure.Bill Gates, CEO Microsoft, XX century

Men make history, not the other way around. In times when leadership is lacking, society does not move forward. Progress comes when courageous and capable leaders seize opportunities to make a difference.Harry Truman, 33rd US President, XX century

My responsibility is to have all my players play for the name on the front of the jersey, not the one mentioned on the back.Inconnu, //

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.William Arthur Ward, American writer, XX century

The leader must be pragmatic and realistic while adopting the language of the visionary and idealist.Eric Hoffer, American philosopher, XX century

A vision we give to others of who and what they could become has power when it echoes what the spirit has already spoken into their souls.Larry Crabb, American Christian counselor, author, Bible teacher and seminar speaker, XXI century

Time is the friend of a good company, the enemy of a mediocre.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.Seth Godin, American entreprenor. Marketing Yahoo, XX century

A good leader is someone who takes a little more than his share of the blame, and a little less than his share of the credit.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, XXI century

There are people who say they can; there are people who say they can't. In general, they're all right.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Leadership is about solving problems. The day soldiers don't come to you with their problems is the day you stopped leading them. Either they have lost confidence in your ability to help them, or they have considered that you do not care. In both cases, it is a leadership's failure.Colin Luther Powell, American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army, XXI century

Everything around you that you call life has been made by people who are no smarter than you, and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own objects, that other people will use. Once you learn that, your life will never be the same.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Those who succeed are men who have chosen a course of action and stick to it.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

A great leader show to the employees the future, not only for the company, but also for themselves.Kate Volman, Entrepreneur Network Partner, XXI century

If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.Marie Lu, American novelist for young people, XXI century

True leadership is not bearing the burden alone but creating coalition's conditions so that everyone can share the burden.Barack Obama, 44th US President, XXI century

Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of obvious forces.John Zenger, American printer and journalist, XVIII century

Innovation is the only way to win.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Leaders must be close enough to connect with others, but strong enough to motivate them.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, XXI century

Every time you have an effective government, it's a dictatorship.Harry Truman, 33rd US President, XX century

Leadership is like a first-degree equation with one unknown. If you know the right formula, everything becomes very easy. But the hardest thing is to find your own formula for success.Neculai Fantanaru, Romanian writer, XXI century

Moderation is a virtue only in those who might choose another solution.Henri Kissinger, American diplomat, XXI century

I believe that leaders and leadership teams working together in a proper design will run the business more effectively than by hierarchical, command-and-control managing. But I can't prove that. And there are no models.Marvin Bower, McKinsey founder, XXI century

Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

By innovating you will sometimes make mistakes. It is better to admit them quickly and continue to improve your other innovations.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Only when we face the impossible, and experience the unbearable, do we find out who we truly are.Vironika Tugaleva, Life coach, digital nomad, and author, XXI century

Your time is running, so don't waste it on living a life that won't be yours. Don't let yourself be locked into dogma, don't let other people's ideas run your life. Don't let the screams of others cover your inner voice.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Management is efficiency in climbing the success' ladder. Leadership determines whether the ladder is placed on the right wall.Stephen Covey, American author and business man, XXI century

Speakers raise their voices when they lack arguments.Cicéron, Roman politician, lawyer and writer, BC century

Always stay focused. Always give and do your best.Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy Hilfiger's founder, XXI century

Theatre is a place of pure leadership.Stéphane André, Founder and Director of the School of Oratory Art, XXI century

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.Patrick Lencioni, American writer, XXI century

I think the artist side is intuitively seeing what's around you. And usually to gather things in a way that no one had ever thought of and find a way to express that to those who don't have that intuition.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.Stephen King, American author, XXI century

After reading the biography of the great menHarry Truman, 33rd US President, XX century

Power isn't control at all — power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.Beth Revis, American author of fantasy and science fiction, XXI century

You gain strength, courage and confidence in every experience by which you truly stop looking at fear in the face. You have to do the thing you think you can't do.Eleanor Roosevelt, US First Lady, XX century

There are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage.Fuchan Yuan, Chinese philosopher

Every productive man is not fulfilled but every successful man is productive.Idriss Aberkane, French teacher, lecturer and essayist. Known for his writings and lectures on the knowledge economy and neuroscience, XXI century

I always follow the same idea: start small and disrupt to create something big.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

A man's true greatness is not measured in moments when he is comfortable, but when he is going through a period of controversy and challenge.Martin Luther King, Human rights defender, XX century

No one takes power with the intention of giving it up one day. Power is not a means; it is an end.George Orwell, British writer, essayist and journalist, XX century

People invest in the leader before they invest in the vision.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, speaker, and pastor, XXI century

Let's invent the next day instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Forecasts tell us a lot about who does them, they tell you nothing about the future.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

The most important quality of a leader is his ability to take credit for things that are done on his own.Scott Adams, Creator of the Dilbert comic strip, and author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business, XXI century

Circumstances make heroes, their formation alone is not decisive.Idriss Aberkane, French teacher, lecturer and essayist. Known for his writings and lectures on the knowledge economy and neuroscience, XXI century

The future belongs to the one with the longest memory.Nietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

A good general does not only see the way to victory. He also knows when victory is impossible.Polybe, Greek historian, BC century

The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

You cannot find anything new if you are unwilling to leave the shore.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

If you don't have a goal, you're not going to achieve it.Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, BC century

If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.Tom Rath, American consultant on employee engagement, strengths, and wellbeing, and author, XXI century

It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.John Fitzgerald Kennedy, British writer (Harry Potter), XXI century

Every time you find yourself on the same side as the majority, it's time to step back and think.Mark Twain, American writer, XX century

He has a look, he has a voice, he has a back: he is a leader.Stéphane André, Founder and Director of the School of Oratory Art, XXI century

Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

He who wants in everything and everywhere to be a good man cannot fail to perish in the midst of so many villains.Machiavel, Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period, XVI century

Being good only for oneself equals being useless.Voltaire, French writer and philosopher, XVIII century

Aim at the highest.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

In another era, leadership was about muscles. Today, it's about how you treat people.Mahatma Gandhi, Avocat et homme politique indien, XX century

If you really want the key to success, start by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing.Brad Szollose, Writer, XXI century

The leader must be empathetic, have the desire to invest in a cause greater than himself.Denis Cristol, French doctor in human sciences, XXI century

The one who moves a mountain starts by moving small stones.Confucius, Chinese philosopher, BC century

Outstanding leaders work hard to boost their teams' self-esteem. It's amazing what people can accomplish when they believe in themselves.Sam Walton, Sam's Club and Wal-Mart founder, XXI century

It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.Georges Washington, First US President, XVIII century

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do what you want done because he want to do it.Général Dwight Eisenhower, 34th US President, XX century

Victories are rarely the result of solitary work; victories are won by the alchemy of a complementary and cohesive team.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

Lead and inspire people. Don't try to manage or manipulate them. You can manage an inventory but people have to be led.Ross Perot, American business magnate, billionaire, philanthropist, and former politician, XXI century

You manage things, you lead people.Vice Amiral Grace Murray Hopper, United States Navy rear amiral, XX century

Leaders think and talk about solutions. Followers think about problems.Brian Tracy, Canadian-American author, XXI century

No man is good enough to govern one another without his consent.Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President, XIX century

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, accomplish more and become more, you are a leader.John Quincy Adams, Diplomat, lawyer, XIX century

Don't wait for the great idea or the perfect product. Make adjustments, until you provide a service you can be proud of. Don't wait till tomorrow and start today.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

Leaders live by choice, not by accident.Mark Gorman, Kazakhstani-Israeli professional association football player, XXI century

Innovation is the difference between a leader and a follower.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

In business, if I had learned earlier what I know now, I probably would have done some things a lot better, but I probably would have done some a lot worse. So what? It's more important to commit to the present.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

A leader listens to the opinion of a fool.Proverbe mongol, //, // century

You have to inspire people every second of your life, you have to constantly help them become better.David Lefrançois, French coach, XXI century

The leader is someone who imports anxiety and exports positive energy.David Lefrançois, French coach, XXI century

There is little success where there is little laughter.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

If you're doing something right, and then you're doing something great, don't stay too long attached to that success… Think of the next challenge!Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Some signs precede certain events.Cicéron, Roman politician, lawyer and writer, BC century

No great manager or leader ever fell from heaven, its learned not inherited.Tom Northup, American former CEO, author, XXI century

Be insatiable. Be crazy!Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Leaders must relate everything to this principle: those they govern must be as happy as possible.Cicéron, Roman politician, lawyer and writer, BC century

What matters is not arriving but going towards.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

Have the courage to follow your heart, have the courage to follow your intuition.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The difference between people who are successful and people who are really successful is that they say no to almost everything.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

The duty of the great States is to serve, not to dominate the world.Harry Truman, 33rd US President, XX century

(In politics) choice is never a struggle between good and evil, but between the preferable and the detestable.Raymond Aron, French philosopher, political analyst and sociologist, XX century

The life of a leader is a succession of bad news. If you have to remember all your failures, you don't get away with it.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

If you look at it carefully, most of overnight successes take a long time.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.Général George Patton, American general, XX century

Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

The art of leadership is to say no, not to say yes. It is very easy to say yes.Tony Blair, Former British Prime Minister, XXI century

Obstacles are those scary things you see when you lose sight of your goal.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

You say I started from practically nothing, which is not true. We all start with what there is; the difference is in how we use it to make things possible.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Pick a leader who will not only bail out banks and airlines, but also families from losing their homes -- or jobs due to their companies moving to other countries. Pick a leader who will fund schools, not limit spending on education and allow libraries to close. Pick a leader who chooses diplomacy over war. An honest broker in foreign relations. A leader with integrity, one who says what they mean, keeps their word and does not lie to their people. Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the doctor, and the environmentalist -- not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist.Suzy Kassem, American writer, poet and philosopher, XXI century

To promote the ideas that will matter in the world, you and I will have to agree to annoy people and crawl in the trenches of muddy projections and explosive criticism.Andrew Oswald, Economist, XX century

Sometimes it takes several battles to win.Thatcher, UK Prime Minister, XX century

Logic and common sense: a leader. Common sense without logic: an employee. Logic without common sense: a disaster.Auguste Dotoef, XXI century

Being a man means being responsible. It means feeling, by laying one's stone, that one contributes to building the world.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

When you're looking for people to recruit, you have to look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't own the first, the other two will kill you.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

Never doubt the ability of a small group of concerned and thoughtful citizens to change the world. Indeed, they are the only ones that have ever had the capacity.Margaret Mead, American cultural anthropologist, XX century

You need to choose your association according to your vision.Onyi Anyado, Inspirationnal author, XXI century

It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down. All that matters is you get up one more time than you were knocked down.Tina Fey, American writer, producer and comedian, XXI century

Leadership grows like tall trees. It needs both toughness and flexibility - toughness for accountability - flexibility to adapt changes with a compassionate & caring heart for self and others.Amit Ray, Indian author, spiritual master, XXI century

When you don't know where you're going, all roads lead nowhere.Henri Kissinger, American diplomat, XXI century

The price of greatness is responsability.Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, XX century

Be a measure of quality. Many people are not used to an environment where what is expected is excellence.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

My definition of success is the power to acquire what one expects from life without violating the rights of others.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

Things don't have to change the world to be important.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The leader inspires others to follow him thanks to 1- the confidence he creates around him, 2- the vision he proposes to all and 3- the motivation he arouses.Asseline de Lardemelle, French coach, XXI century

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men that can dream of things that never were and ask why not.John Fitzgerald Kennedy, American politician, XX century

All the things that change in the world are collective successes or failures.Idriss Aberkane, French teacher, lecturer and essayist. Known for his writings and lectures on the knowledge economy and neuroscience, XXI century

Before becoming a leader, success is only linked to your personal development. When you become a leader, success is linked to the development of others.Jack Welch, CEO General Electrics, XXI century

It is absurd for a man to rule over others, if he is not capable of any power over himself.Proverbe latin, //, // century

A competent leader can obtain an effective service of mediocre troops, while conversely an incompetent leader can demoralize the best troops.Général John J Pershing, American General of the Army, XX century

Become the kind of leader that people would voluntarily follow. Even if you hold no title or position.Brian Tracy, Canadian-American author, XXI century

The whole success of an operation lies in its preparation.Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, BC century

Over the years, I've learned that when you make a decision, fear goes away.Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist, XXI century

To the profession that he knows, that everyone devotes himself.Cicéron, Roman politician, lawyer and writer, BC century

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.Aristote, Greek philosopher, BC century

Vision is perhaps our greatest strength. It keeps us alive and ensures the power and continuity of thought through the centuries. It projects us into the future and gives shape to the unknown.Li-Ka Shing, Chinese (Hong Kong) businessman, XX century

Do your duty and a little more, and the future will take care of itself.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.Theodore Roosevelt, US 26th President, XX century

Only the autodidacts are free.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

The leader explains what the collective has decided.Stéphane André, Founder and Director of the School of Oratory Art, XXI century

Time is your best ally.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

You can break the codes of one sector and do what no one else has dared do. Innovating is a mindset.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

Our values invite us to be concerned about the lives of people we will never meet.Barack Obama, 44th US President, XXI century

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be, by remaining what we are.Max Depree, Herman Miller CEO, XXI century

Leaders help each and every one of their employees see the bigger picture.Kate Volman, Entrepreneur Network Partner, XXI century

I see life as a long relay race where each of us before we fall must take the challenge of being a man further.Romain Gary, French and Russian writer, aviator, diplomat, XX century

One person with commitment accomplishes more than a thousand with an opinion.Orrin Woodward, American author, XXI century

The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, British writer, poet, philologist, essayist and university professor, XX century

Do you know where your breakthrough begins? Your breakthrough begins where your excuses ends.Patience Johnson, Cosmetologist, lecturer, author and motivational speaker, XXI century

Not every man can be great, every can be good.Confucius, Chinese philosopher, BC century

Investing in a start-up is more profitable than playing the lottery and much more fun.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

The leader is someone you want to say to yourself, "When I'm with him/her, it carries me, I feel able to do everything, I have more power, I have more desire, I have more motivation."David Lefrançois, French coach, XXI century

To all the fools, the marginalized, the rebels, the troublemakers… to all those who see things differently—not fond of the rules, and no respect for the status quo— You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify them, or blame them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them just because they're trying to make a difference— They push the human race forward, and if they can be seen as crazy – because you have to be crazy to think you can change the world – they are the ones who change the world.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it.Mark Twain, American writer, XX century

The most worthy of power is the one who knows the responsibility.Sosthène de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, French ultraroyalist politician, XIX century

I think it's impossible to be a business owner without a bit of boldness.Carlos Ghosn, Nissan / Renault's CEO, XXI century

The one with a great power should use it sparingly.Sénèque, Roman philosopher (stoic), I century

The art of achieving is to know how to surround yourself with the best.Robert Francis, American politician, XX century

If you find yourself in a sinking boat, the energy to change boats is more productive than the energy to plug holes.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

Never give an order that cannot be obeyed.Général Douglas MacArthur, American general, XX century

Please let the dream devour your life so that life does not devour your dream.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

I think that, generally, if you limit yourself to expert advice, you're not likely to innovate.Carlos Ghosn, Nissan / Renault's CEO, XXI century

It is often more difficult to want than to be able.Constance de Théis, French poet and writer, XIX century

The more you talk about them, the more important they will feel. The more you listen to them, the more important you will make them feel.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Teaching is not filling a glass, it is lighting a fire.Aristophane, Greek poet, BC century

I am always fascinated to hear that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership while raising children is not.Dee Dee Myers, American political analyst, XXI century

Leadership equals influence.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, speaker, and pastor, XXI century

Leadership is the benchmark.David Lefrançois, French coach, XXI century

One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Become who you are by learning who you are.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

The leader does not stop listening even as he speaks.Stéphane André, Founder and Director of the School of Oratory Art, XXI century

Success cannot be imitated, it must be created.Luis Fernandez, French former football player, manager, XX century

The genie is in instinct.Nietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.Robert Francis, American politician, XX century

Rankings aren't what matters. When you have the chance to make a lot of money in your life, what's interesting is what you're able to do beyond that money.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

Break your clichés to bring in reality, don't break reality to bring in your clichés.Idriss Aberkane, French teacher, lecturer and essayist. Known for his writings and lectures on the knowledge economy and neuroscience, XXI century

Les leaders qui travaillent le plus efficacement, me semble-t-il, ne disent jamais « je ». Et ce n'est pas parce qu'ils se sont formés pour ne pas dire « je ». Ils ne pensent pas « je ». Ils pensent « nous »; ils pensent « équipe ». Ils comprennent que leur travail consiste à faire fonctionner l'équipe. Ils acceptent la responsabilité et ne la contournent pas, mais « nous » en avons le mérite. C'est ce qui crée la confiance, ce qui vous permet d'accomplir la tâche.Peter Drucker, Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, XXI century

Great leaders get people to admit the truth because they know that dreams are buried under the lies they tell themselves, in order to feel okay with giving up.Shannon Alder, Inspirationnal author, XXI century

We must not be content to have done our duty. We must do more. It is the horse that crosses the finish line with a lead neckline that wins the race.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

I discovered a secret: after climbing a hill, all we discover is that there are many more collies to climb.Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, anti-apartheid revolutionary, philanthropist, XX century

Enthusiasm is the basis of all progress.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

I am the only person I know who has lost $250 million in one year. It is very formative for an individual.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Sometimes good ideas spring from having a sense of where you want to go, of having a vision of the next level of products.Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder, XXI century

He who wants to speak and act only justly ends up doing nothing at all.Nietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

What you stay focused on will grow.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

The first key to leadership is self-control.Jack Weatherford, American anthropology professor and writer, XXI century

The leader gives birth to other leaders while the non-leader influencer gives birth to followers.Asseline de Lardemelle, French coach, XXI century

Any man who has power is inclined to abuse it until he finds limits.Montesquieu, French political thinker, forerunner of sociology, philosopher and writer of the Enlightenment, XVIII century

One word of encouragement can be enough to spark someone's motivation to continue with a difficult challenge.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

What is above the good is often worse than the bad.Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, BC century

An idea starts to be interesting when you get scared of taking it to its logical conclusion.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

The courage of a great leader to achieve his vision comes from his passion, not his position.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, speaker, and pastor, XXI century

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to destroy it. If you keep that in mind, you behave differently.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Doing great things is difficult. But commanding great things is even more difficult.Nietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

Heroes are heroes because they are heroic in behavior, not because they won or lost.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

Treat an individual as he is, he will remain what he is. Treat him as he should and can become, he will become what he must and can be.Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German author, XIX century

A lot of what we call management is actually making it difficult for people.Peter Drucker, Austrian-American consultant and author, XXI century

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.Harry Truman, 33rd US President, XX century

What is important is rarely urgent and what is urgent is rarely important.Général Dwight Eisenhower, 34th US President, XX century

Today, the key to successful leadership is influence, not authority.Kenneth Blanchard, American author, XXI century

The manifestation of power that impresses people the most is restraint.Thucydide, Athenian politician and historian, BC century

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.Seth Godin, American entreprenor. Marketing Yahoo, XX century

You must earn your leadership everyday.Michael Jordan, American former professional basketball player, XXI century

My job isn't to be nice to people. My job is to make them better.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The best leaders...almost without exception and at every level, are master users of stories and symbols.Tom Peters, American writer on business management practices, XXI century

A man who wishes to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.Max Lucado, American author, XXI century

It doesn't matter how many times you get knocked down. All that matters is you get up one more time than you were knocked down.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Without vision, the people perish.Proverbes 29:18, //, // century

I think there's a simple rule for the company: if you do the “easy” things first, then you can progress quickly.Mark Zukerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, XXI century

Les dirigeants compatissants honorent la complexité des relations humaines, cultivent l'authenticité et créent des terrains d'entente pour l'éclosion de grandes idées d'individus.Amit Ray, Indian author, spiritual master, XXI century

Govern means lying.Jean Giono, French writer, XXI century

The meaning of things lies not in the object but in the process.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

To those who see far, there is nothing impossible.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

The thirst for domination is the thirst that extinguishes itself last in the human heart.Machiavel, Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period, XVI century

Si vos actions inspirent les autres à rêver davantage, à apprendre davantage, à faire plus et à devenir plus, vous êtes un leader.John Quincy Adams, 6th US President, XIX century

When it comes to style, go with the flow. When it comes to principles, be firm as a rock.Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President, XIX century

One is not born a leader, one becomes a leader. And so, as for many other things, through hard work. And that's the price of achieving that goal, or any objective.Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach, XX century

Leadership is the ability to make a reality of a vision.Warren Bennis, Pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies, XXI century

It is not the scream, but the flight of a wild duck that leads the herd to fly and follow.Proverbe chinois, //, // century

La croissance et le développement des gens est l'appel le plus fort du leadership.Harvey Firestone, American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, XX century

Success isn't about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's life.Michelle Obama, US First Lady, XXI century

One must always know the limits of possible. Not to stop but to try the impossible in the best conditions.Romain Gary, French and Russian writer, aviator, diplomat, XX century

How was your day? If your answer was "fine," then I don't think you were leading.Seth Godin, American entreprenor. Marketing Yahoo, XX century

Nothing great in the world has been done without passion.Hegel, German philosopher, XVIII century

Humanity has always progressed with people who were completely insane, who had no limits, who thought it was possible.Stephane Mallard, French writer mostly about IA, XXI century

Become who you are. Do what only you can do.Nietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

Renewal has always been, first and foremost, a return to the roots.Romain Gary, French and Russian writer, aviator, diplomat, XX century

Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.Orrin Woodward, American author, XXI century

Being president doesn't change who you are; it reveals who you are.Michelle Obama, US First Lady, XXI century

Education is the mother of leadership.Wendell Willkie, American lawyer and corporate executive, and the 1940 Republican nominee for President, XX century

When men do not choose, events choose for them.Raymond Aron, French philosopher, political analyst and sociologist, XX century

There are no big problems, there are only a series of small problems.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Let A be a success in life. So A = x + y + z, where x = work, y = have fun, z = keep quiet.Albert Einstein, Theoretical physicist, XX century

The two most important things do not appear in the company's balance sheet: its reputation and its men.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air, new lights and new truths to enter.Amit Ray, Indian author, and spiritual master, XXI century

Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don't listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don't listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what's behind the words.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

It reminds me how sometimes the leadership label can be hollow and how heroic the solidarity of followers can be.Warren Bennis, Pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies, XXI century

You need to believe in something - instinct, destiny, life, karma, whatever...Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Travel is the reward.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

When you put together deep knowledge about a subject that intensely matters to you, charisma happens. You gain courage to share your passion, and when you do that, folks follow.Jerry Porras, American organizational theorist, XXI century

Being an entrepreneur is not just about starting a business. It's more a way of understanding the world: seeing opportunities where others see obstacles, taking risks while others take refuge.Michael Bloomberg, NYC major, XXI century

It's not the job of consumers to know what they want.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Do more listening than talking; talk more about them than about you.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

In essence, leadership is the sense of calling to a higher purpose.Amit Ray, Indian author, spiritual master, XXI century

The real leader of tomorrow is the one who has the art of inspiring others to follow him, even if he is not yet a real speaker.Asseline de Lardemelle, French coach, XXI century

Remembering that death will come is the best way to avoid the trap of believing that you have something to lose. We are already naked. There is no reason not to follow our heart.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The leadership by example remains the best.Barack Obama, US 44th President, XXI century

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not seek to be a leader, but becomes one by the fairness of his actions and the integrity of his intention.Général Douglas MacArthur, American general, XX century

Everything that happen to you is a kind of instruction if you pay attention.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

It's time to care; it's time to take responsibility; it's time to lead; it's time for a change; it's time to be true to our greatest self; it's time to stop blaming others.Steve Maraboli, American internet radio commentator, motivational speaker and author, XXI century

Freedom is the mother of all human productions.Idriss Aberkane, French teacher, lecturer and essayist. Known for his writings and lectures on the knowledge economy and neuroscience, XXI century

All the great leaders had one characteristic in common, it was the will to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist, XXI century

If you need something urgently done, give the task to the busiest (or second busiest) person in the office.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

It is better to lead from behind and put others ahead, especially when things are going well. On the other hand, you have to step up to the front line in case of danger. That's how people will appreciate your leadership.Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, anti-apartheid revolutionary, philanthropist, XX century

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th US President, XX century

My definition of leadership is the ability and willingness to rally men and women to a common goal and a character that inspires trust.Général Montgomery, Senior British Army Officer, XX century

It's our obligation to fight for the world as it should be.Michelle Obama, US First Lady, XXI century

A leader does not need to come forward, his mere presence is enough to emulate.Patrick Louis Richard, French writer, XXI century

A great leader command by exemple and not by force.Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, BC century

Any innovation is disobedienceSerge Soudoplatoff, French writer and entreprenor, XXI century

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.Peter Drucker, Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, XXI century

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can decide through arguments, debates and doubts to offer a solution that everyone can understand.Colin Luther Powell, American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army, XXI century

A leader is a hope dealer.Napoléon Bonaparte, French Emperor, XIX century

People can be very smart or have skills that are immediately applicable, but if they don't believe in them themselves, then they're not really going to work hard.Mark Zukerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, XXI century

Leadership is never an avenue to be self-serving but,a platform to render great service to people.Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, XXI century

I have to follow people? Am I not their leader?Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister, XIX century

He who excels at solving difficulties solve them before they arise.Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, BC century

The future is never just the present to put in order. You don't have to predict it, but to allow it.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

"Tous les êtres humains sont des entrepreneurs", déclare M. Yunus. "Lorsque nous étions dans les grottes, nous étions tous des travailleurs autonomes… nous trouvions notre nourriture, nous nourrissions. C'est là que l'histoire humaine a commencé… Comme la civilisation est venue, nous l'avons réprimée. Nous sommes devenus du travail parce qu'ils nous ont estampillés, “Vous êtes du travail". Nous avons oublié que nous sommes des entrepreneurs."Tom Peters, American writer on business management practices, XXI century

Getting together is a start; staying together is progress; working together is success.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Almost always, responsibility confers greatness on man.Zweig, Austrian writer, XX century

Leadership is about unleashing the potential of people to become better.Bill Bradley, American politician and former professional basketball player, XXI century

Leadership is the key to 99% of all successful efforts.Erskine Bowles, American businessman and political figure from North Carolina, XX century

You must have a vivid intuitive imagination, for new ideas are not generated by deduction, but by an artistically creative imagination.Max Planck, German physician, XX century

Never stop listening to one's little inner voice.Yannick Noah, French tennisman and singer, XXI century

Whatever you are, be a good one.Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President, XIX century

When you walk in silence your excellence will always speak for you.Onyi Anyado, Inspirationnal author, XXI century

Real leadership is about leading others to success. By making sure everyone is at their highest level, doing the job they're supposed to do and doing it well.Bill Owens, American photographer, photojournalist, brewer and editor, XXI century

Do what you think is right in your heart, because you will be criticized anyway.Eleanor Roosevelt, US First Lady, XX century

Speed is the very essence of war.Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, BC century

Getting kicked out of Apple was the best thing that could ever happen to me. The weight of success was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me up to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The possession of power, however great it may be, does not give the science to use it.Honoré de Balzac, French writer, XVIII century

Don't accuse the well of being too deep; it's your rope that's too short.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, speaker, and pastor, XXI century

The best thing I ever did was pick the right heroes.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President, XIX century

Put all your eggs in one basket and watch this basket.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

You always have the option of taking the least travelled route.Robert Frost, American poet, XX century

What you're doing has a far greater impact than what you're saying.Stephen Covey, American author and businessman, XXI century

Good ideas are worth money, but the people who make them work have no price.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

Management is about organizing and talking. Leadership is about nurturing and strengthening.Tom Peters, American writer on business management practices, XXI century

It's not about believing in technology. It's about believing in people.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Jesus said several times, “Come, follow me.” His was a program of “do what I do,” rather than “do what I say.” His innate brilliance would have permitted him to put on a dazzling display, but that would have left his followers far behind. He walked and worked with those he was to serve. His was not a long-distance leadership. He was not afraid of close friendships; he was not afraid that proximity to him would disappoint his followers. The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led.Spencer Kimball, American politician and churchman, XX century

Power is similar to fame: it increases by the mere fact of lasting and exercising.Hobbes, British philosopher, XVI century

Management is not an art, it is a discipline.Noel Goutard, Valeo CEO, XXI century

Courage is rightly regarded as the first of human qualities, for it is the guardian of all others.Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, XX century

In life there are no solutions; there are forces in motion: you must create them and solutions will follow.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer, aviator, XX century

He said, one time, that no true leader burdened his followers with a greater load than they could carry, and no true leader sets too fast a pace for his follows to keep up.Malcom X, American Muslim minister and human rights activist, XX century

Your job is going to fill a lot of your life, and the only way to be really satisfied is to do what you think is a great job. And the only way to do a great job is to love what you're doing. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Do not give up. As with all things of the heart, you will know when you have found it.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

The simpler, the better. Complications lead to multiplicative chains of unanticipated effects.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

Leadership is a powerful combination of strategy and character. But if you were to remove one, remove the strategy.Norman Schwarzkopf, United States Army General, XXI century

Knowledge kills act. To act, one must be obsessed with illusionNietzsche, German philosopher, XIX century

Difficulty is what wakes up the geniusNassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

I have to follow them, since I am their leader.Ledru-Rollin, French politician, champion of the working classes, XIX century

The goal of undertaking is there: certainely changing the world, but at first changing oneself, learning about oneself, from one's mistakes as well as from one's good decisions, realizing oneself through a project that makes sense and that brings us to everyday life.Xavier Niel, French businessman and entreprenor, XXI century

Leadership cannot only be a matter of moving forward. Leadership must confront the moral challenge of the time.Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician, XXI century

Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister, XX century

Life is short. Focus on what really matters most; you should change your priorities over time.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Leadership is about creating change you believe in.Seth Godin, American entreprenor. Marketing Yahoo, XX century

Great Leaders Create More Leaders Good leaders have vision and inspire others to help them turn vision into reality. Great leaders create more leaders, not followers. Great leaders have vision, share vision, and inspire others to create their own.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

Ego is the first value destroyer in a company.Alp Altun, Allianz chief transforation officer, XXI century

Effective leadership consists in setting priorities. Effective management is discipline, implementation.Stephen Covey, American author and business man, XXI century

It is a fact that the strategy is beautiful, but don't forget to look at the result.Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, XX century

Although it's a perverse thing, personally, I prefer to be in a cycle where people underestimate us. This gives us the latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and surprise people.Mark Zukerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, XXI century

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.Bill Gates, CEO Microsoft, XX century

When a market opens, the first one that arrives eats the oyster, the second one is content with the shell.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

It is more difficult to disaggregate a prejudice than an atom.Albert Einstein, Theoretical physicist, XX century

The only real security a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.Kelley Amstrong, Canadian writer, XXI century

The problem with experts is that they do not know what they do not know.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

Most of the time the authority of those who teach most of the time hinders those who want to learn.Cicéron, Roman politician, lawyer and writer, BC century

The nation will find it very difficult to look up to leaders who keep their ears on the ground.Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, XX century

Great leaders are revealed in time. Leadership is about time.Denis Cristol, French doctor in human sciences, XXI century

FOCUS = Follow On Course Until Successful.Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Nigerian educator, infopreneur, life-coach, inspirational teacher and bestselling author, XXI century

The form tends to prevail over the substance, and our leaders' speaking turns more to the exercise of communication than to sincere and visionary discourse.Stéphane de Freitas, French artist, director and social entrepreneur, XXI century

The only real mistake is the one we don't learn from.Henry Ford, Ford founder, XX century

In a battle between two ideas, the best one doesn't necessarily win. No, the idea that wins is the one with the most fearless heretic behind it.Seth Godin, American entreprenor. Marketing Yahoo, XX century

No man who will do everything himself or get all the credit will become a great leader.Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel Compagny (creator and leader), XX century

Simple is sometimes harder than complex: you have to work hard to clean up your thoughts and make it simple.Steve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.Général George Patton, American general, XX century

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.Arnold Glasow, American author, XX century

If you do not wish to be forgotten as soon as you are dead and in a state of dust, either write things that are worth reading, or do things that are worth writing.Benjamin Franklin, One of the Founding Fathers of the US, XVIII century

Risk taking is clearly necessary for great success, but it is also necessary for failure.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Lebanese–American (of Antiochian Greek descent) essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst, XXI century

The most dangerous myth about leadership is that leaders are born, that there would be a predefined genetic factor. It makes no sense. In fact, the opposite is true. You become a leader rather than you are born a leader.Warren Bennis, Pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies, XXI century

Willing is not enough to become a leader. Leadership, more than management, is a gift.Patrick Louis Richard, French writer, XXI century

You can't make decisions based on fear and on the possibility of what might happen.Michelle Obama, US First Lady, XXI century

You don't need a title to be a leader.Divers

Intensity is the price of excellence.Warren Buffett, American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, XXI century

A leader is someone who knows the way, follows the way and shows the way.John Calvin Maxwell, American author, XXI century

He who can do nothing for himself can do nothing for others.Grégoire Lacroix, French novelist, poet and journalist, XXI century

When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.Robert Greene, American writer, XXI century

Every man tends to go to the limit of his power.Thucydide, Athenian politician and historian, BC century

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.Eleanor Roosevelt, US First Lady, XX century

It's only after you've stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people to accept new ideas, but to make them forget old ideas.Tom Peters, American writer on business management practices, XXI century

Inovating means abandoning thousands of good ideasSteve Jobs, CEO Apple, NeXT, Pixar, XXI century

Successful businesses are those with souls.Jean Louis Brault, French businessman, XXI century

Marcel Mauss described the gift: it is because I give that the other one will give me back. The dynamic of leadership is in this gratuitousness.Denis Cristol, French doctor in human sciences, XXI century

The more you know, the less you need.Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder, XXI century

I can't give you the formula of success, but I can give you the formula of failure: try to please everyone.Herbert Swope, American journalist and editor, XX century

Great leaders mobilize others through the coalescence of people around a shared vision.Ken Blanchard, American author, XXI century

The autonomy of reflection is structuring. Being naturally able to form one's own opinion and expressing it means being able to take initiatives in society.Stéphane de Freitas, French artist, director and social entrepreneur, XXI century

Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren't grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.Roy Bennett, American Republican Politician, XXI century

A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, anti-apartheid revolutionary, philanthropist, XX century

Consensus: “The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: ‘I stand for consensus?Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister, XX century