Leadership Development Quotes

Followers don't follow until they trust leaders to lead.

~ Denis G. Mclaughlin

What Africa lacks is not lack of resources or talent but the lack of strategic leadership.

~ Oscar Bimpong

How to prepare someone for leadership:I do it.I do it and you watch.You do it and I watch.You do it.You do it and someone else watches.

~ John C. Maxwell

He might be a genius, but that did not make him a leader

~ Kirsten Beyer

Crisis is a good revealer of great leadership

~ Lazarus Takawira

Failures, repeated failures, are finger-prints on the road to achievement. .

~ John C. Maxwell.

Hiring should be like dating. A great marriage does not happen in a 30 minutes interview.

~ Kamil Toume

True leadership is not defined by notoriety, power, prestige, status, or job title...

~ Angie Morgan

The theory that something has to be big to have a significant impact is false.

~ Angela Lynne Craig

Coachable people seek out those who speak truth to them, even if it is a painful truth, because it protects them and it makes them a better person and leader.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

Never do anything as though you are a professional armature

~ Diane Shawe

Your ability to consummate Leadership or follower-ship brings fulfillment at each appointed time in life

~ Ikechukwu Joseph

Having margins in your life strips away external voices and allows that person to remember and honor the true self within.

~ Angela Lynne Craig

Whether a chief executive officer (CEO) is applying the practices to build an organizational vision or an employee is helping a colleague resolve a problem, anyone at any organizational level can leverage leadership practices.

~ Gary Depaul

Effective leaders are good spotters. They are on the lookout forpotential leaders. They have the ability to look beyond other’s deficiencies tosee their possibilities.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

Growing a business requires that we look at ourselves and change the way we make decisions.

~ David J. Greer

#Leadership is not how much you can take away from others,it is about how much you can inspire,teach and build others by example ~bns

~ Bluenscottish

The fundamental characteristic that enables hidden leadership to bloom is demonstrating integrity.

~ Scott K. Edinger

Great mentors don't solve your problems, they guide you to make your best decision and encourage you to take personal ownership of the next steps for success.

~ Steve Knox

Motivating people is more than having the right incentives, the right programs and the right benefit packages. It's about tapping into the unique passions, personalities and strengths of those entrusted to our care.

~ Steve Knox

One of the landmines that church planters never dodge is the landmineof leadership development. I will never forget the day when I realizedthat there are no such things as 'ready-made leaders'.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

Having a good definition of spiritual leadership is critical to developmentof leadership cultural throughout your church. You need to know what you areshooting for if you are going to hit the target.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

There is nothing worse for a young convert than to be thrust into leadership without mentoring and ongoing coaching because the devil relishes these vulnerable souls.

~ Gary Rohrmayer

Only a person who perceives that all human beings are important can become a great leader.

~ Auliq Ice

At its best, leadership development is not an “event.” It’s a capacity-building endeavor. It’s a process of human growth and development.

~ Linda Fisher Thornton

Not everyone is born a great leader, but anyone can foster core leadership competencies for themselves and become actionable, effective leaders.

~ Ravinder Tulsiani

If one wishes to be a great project manager, one needs to talk less and write more.

~ Ge Paulus

Let the government not be an instructor but a parent who loves and adjusts to the needs of the nation, But remember a parent does what makes things look good to the entire family without segregation.

~ Auliq Ice

21st century leaders will be growers, not knowers.

~ Paul Gibbons

Core values serve as a lighthouse when the fog of life seems to leave you wandering in circles, when you encounter that moment where every decision is a tough one and no choice seems to clearly be the better choice.

~ J. Loren Norris

Are you ready to possess your master piece; ready to live a life that is worthy of who you were made to be? You will likely shed a few tears—tears of joy, tears of pain, tears of revelation—you might scream out loud and laugh out loud. You might even stomp your feet, shake your fist or pound the air. That's okay, because later on you might just run out and hug a stranger, love an enemy and sing like never before as well.

~ J. Loren Norris

A harsh word breaks the heart. A kind word can sooth the savage beast. A word never spoken can bury a burden or save a relationship.

~ J. Loren Norris

The future begins when we tear down the walls that keep us in the past. We must be thankful for those who walked through the pain and helped us to see the way out.

~ J. Loren Norris

What trumps the 'How' of Leadership is the 'Why

~ Todd Stocker

Now is the time to reinvent yourself and develop a new plan of action. Now is the time to create new actions and practices that are focused on growth and development in your personal and professional life. Now is the time to unleash your leadership potential and ignite your passion to lead.

~ Thomas Narofsky

Never let your Enemies become your Advocates.” by A. K. Hasan

~ A.k. Hasan

The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so that eventually they don’t need him.

~ Lao Tzu

No pastor, no spiritual leader, is ever able to take his people any further than he himself has gone with God.

~ W. Phillip Keller

I strongly believe that leadership is an art, not a science. I've learned that leadership can be innate or it can be learned. However, I don't believe anyone was truly born to be a great leader. Great leaders are formed over a long period of time through a series of opportunities and experiences. Without opportunities, even the greatest natural leader among us may never become known for great leadership.

~ Scott H. Dearduff

The shoes of leadership have many ways to pinch and blister the feet of those who walk in them. But here's the thing, when we do walk in them despite the difficulties and challenges, our gait gradually changes from an ungainly, self-conscious toddle to a poised, purposeful stride that inspires trust in those who follow.

~ Jodi Detrick