Leadership Quotes

I am often accused of placing too much emphasis on the value of friendship in the persona of a leader. Perhaps the reason is that I worked in the advertising agency founded by Leo Burnett in Chicago. One of my favourite leadership quotes comes from the great man who said: “It seems axiomatic that you have [...]

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A famous army general who led the D-Day landings in Normandy in 1944 and went on to become President of the USA, Dwight D. Eisenhower said: “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” This leadership quote is more profound than it might at [...]

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It is always somewhat easy to eulogise about people who have passed on. Somehow history can make leadership quotes from people who are no longer with us seem rather more wise than perhaps they really are. But I don’t have to offer such a caveat when I mention the name of Steve Jobs the founder [...]

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When I write about leadership quotes what I mean is sayings from great leaders past and present that have the effect of inspiring us to greater efforts or making us think more deeply about an issue that concerns us. One of my favourite leadership quotes is this from Vince Lombardi the famous coach of the [...]

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Brian Tracy is one of the most famous trainers on the planet so a leadership quote from such a source is worth listening to, he said: “Look for the good in every person and every situation. You’ll almost always find it.” It is a quote that is particularly apt for the time of year. But it [...]

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The first of my Christmas week leadership quotes comes from what is to me a somewhat surprising source, Mahatma Gandhi, he said: “A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of [...]

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