“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

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

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.”

“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If youre not passionate enough from the start, youll never stick …
Continue reading Steve Jobs, Co-Founder, and former Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc.

“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

 “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.”

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

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

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

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

“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success; in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

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

“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”

“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not …
Continue reading John Kenneth Galbraith

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

“Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to …
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“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not …
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“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

“Great things in business are never done by one person. Theyre done by a team of people.”

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.”

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

Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”

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

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

“Business is all about the customer; what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and …
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“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

“We are, each of us, a product of the stories we tell ourselves”

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

“Creativity without Strategy is called Art. Creativity with Strategy is called Advertising.”

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

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

“Change before you have to.”

“Dont tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the …
Continue reading George Orwell

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”

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

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

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

“Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

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

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Dont wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

“Dont blow off anothers candle for it wont make yours shine brighter.” 

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” 

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.”

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

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

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

 “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

“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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“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.”

“Poor people have big TV. Rich people have big library.”

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

“Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of      a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of               a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

“If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization.”

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

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”

“Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and youre in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.” 

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”