“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”

“What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”

“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

If you can push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.”

“Doing what is right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what is right.”

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

“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 …
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“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

“You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader”

“Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it’s …
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 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

“Dont be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.”

“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“Success isnt just about what you accomplish in your life; its about what you inspire others to do.”

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

“Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything.  I myself …
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“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the …
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“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.”

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

“In a world thats changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.”

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

“The biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter …
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“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

  “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

“Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.”

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”

“Details create the big picture.”

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

 “Almost all quality improvements come via simplification of design, manufacturing … layout, processes, and procedures.”

“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

“Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service.”

“You can’t make anything viral, but you can make something good.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

“Who wishes to fight must first count the cost”.

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they dont quit.”

“Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them.”

“Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” 

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“There is no progress without change.”

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.”