Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.

Teaching is a profession in which capacity building should occur at every stage of the career - novices working with accomplished colleagues, skillful teachers sharing their craft, and opportunities for teacher leadership.

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.

The secret to understanding me is, I'm not trying to be anybody other than who I actually am. People want candid, refreshing leadership. And I've always tried to go with solutions. You know, I've always tried to say, here's how we get our economy growing, here's why we get our debt under control. That's what Mitt Romney is offering.

Empowerment isn't a buzzword among leadership gurus. It's a proven technique where leaders give their teams the appropriate training, tools, resources, and guidance to succeed.

I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

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.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.

Our next-door neighbour taught physics at Hampton University. Our church abounded with mathematicians. Supersonics experts held leadership positions in my mother's sorority, and electrical engineers sat on the board of my parents' college alumni associations.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit. It may not happen fully till after I'm gone. But I know that the steps we're taking are the right steps.

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

One thing that somebody told me is that leadership is a lonely role - some people can do it, and some people can't.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.

Leadership is a mindset that shifts from being a victim to creating results. Any one of us can demonstrate leadership in our work and within our lives.

Leadership is influence.

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

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

High expectations are the key to everything.

One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.

Leadership is service to others.

Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

The cautious seldom err.

Whether we're talking about leadership, teamwork, or client service, there is no more powerful attribute than the ability to be genuinely honest about one's weaknesses, mistakes, and needs for help.

Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.

Management's job is to convey leadership's message in a compelling and inspiring way. Not just in meetings, but also by example.

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.

One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

Example is leadership.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

Be the chief but never the lord.

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.