222 Best Leadership Quotes

I'm not here to be your friend. I'm here to be your coach. – Coach Carter
Coach Carter Role Mentorship Discipline Leadership
It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Fairness Integrity Example
Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. – Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Empathy Leadership Relationships Compassion
The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. – Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Trust delegation Management
The most successful politician is he who says what everybody is thinking most often and in the loudest voice. – Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Politics Leadership public opinion Communication
Let him that would move the world first move himself. – Socrates
Socrates Change self-mastery Action Leadership Introspection
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. – John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Leadership Learning Education Growth
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. – Plato
Plato Service Mastery Leadership Character
Don’t just get involved. Fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for a seat at the head of the table. – Barack Obama
Barack Obama involvement Fight Leadership Ambition
Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives. – Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Empathy Connection Empowerment
If you're competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering. – Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos customer focus Competition Innovation Leadership
You can have the power of a super-ego without the poison. – Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos Ego Leadership Humility Self-Awareness
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. – Bill Gates
Bill Gates Leadership Empowerment Future Influence
It's not the CEO's job to prevent risk; it's to make sure the company takes the right risks. – Bill Gates
Bill Gates Leadership Risk Management Decision-Making
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to. – Richard Branson
Richard Branson Leadership people Culture retention
Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress. – Richard Branson
Richard Branson Respect Character Leadership Humanity
You can't be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them. – Richard Branson
Richard Branson Leadership people Empathy Management
I have always believed that the way you treat your employees is the way they will treat your customers. – Richard Branson
Richard Branson Leadership employees customers Culture
I never grew up as a person who had an expectation that one day I would be Prime Minister. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Humility Ambition Leadership Expectation
One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Empathy Strength Compassion Leadership Rebellion
I'm leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead and also when you are not. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Responsibility Leadership Self-Awareness Privilege
I hope I leave New Zealanders with a belief that you can be kind, but strong, empathetic but decisive, optimistic but focused. And that you can be your own kind of leader – one who knows when it’s time to go. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Leadership Kindness Strength Empathy Decisiveness
My conception of leadership is one that empowers others. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Leadership Empowerment Service Community
To me, leadership is not about being the loudest voice in the room. It’s about listening, empathy, and then making a decision. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Leadership Listening Empathy Decision-Making
I don't want to be remembered as the Prime Minister who led through a crisis. I want to be remembered as the Prime Minister who was kind. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Legacy Kindness Leadership Crisis
I see my role as being to build a sense of confidence and hope. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Role Hope Confidence Leadership
Leadership is about focusing on the solutions, not just the problems. – Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern Leadership Solutions Focus Problem-Solving
Our house is falling apart and our leaders need to start acting accordingly. – Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg Crisis Leadership Action Responsibility
I think team first. It allows me to succeed, it allows my team to succeed. – LeBron James
LeBron James Teamwork Success Selflessness Leadership
Leadership is not about putting your mark on something. It’s about helping others put their mark on the world. – LeBron James
LeBron James Leadership Empowerment Service others
In the years that I've been CEO, I have never once asked what the return on investment would be for putting accessibility into our products. – Tim Cook
Tim Cook Accessibility inclusion Ethics Leadership Values
The sidelines are not where you want to live your life. The world needs you in the arena. – Tim Cook
Tim Cook Action Courage participation Leadership
You should be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change. – Tim Cook
Tim Cook Change Impact Leadership Action
My own personal philosophy on leadership is to be a good human being and to treat people with respect. – Tim Cook
Tim Cook Leadership Respect Humanity Integrity
The best way to convince someone is to state the case, and if you fail, state it again, and if you fail, state it again. – Tim Cook
Tim Cook Persuasion Perseverance Communication Leadership
You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change. – Tim Cook
Tim Cook Change Impact Initiative Leadership
Let people know that you care about them, that you’re not a cold, calculating person. – Tim Cook
Tim Cook Empathy Leadership Humanity Relationships
In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders. – Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg gender equality Leadership Future Progress
Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence. – Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg Leadership Mentorship Impact Legacy
I want every little girl who’s told she’s bossy to be told instead that she has leadership skills. – Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg Leadership gender bias Childhood Empowerment
True leadership is not about having a certain title or position. It's about making a positive impact on others. – Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg Leadership Impact Influence purpose
I think as a company, if you can get those two things right–having a clear direction on what you are trying to do and bringing in great people who can execute on the stuff–then you can do pretty well. – Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg Leadership Vision team Execution
I wanted to show that Asian women can be superheroes. We can be the ones driving the story. – Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh Representation Asian women Strength Leadership Storytelling
The future of our nation depends on you and your leadership. – Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris Future Nation Youth Leadership Responsibility
We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead. – Beyonce
Beyonce Perception self-image Women Leadership Change
I'm not really aware of the latest trends. I try to create them. – Beyonce
Beyonce trends Innovation Leadership Creativity
I don't follow the rules. I make the rules. – Beyonce
Beyonce Rules Leadership Autonomy Power
The C in CEO stands for culture. – Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella Leadership Culture Responsibility Management
Leaders need to see the external opportunities and the internal capability and culture—and then connect them. – Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella Leadership Strategy Vision Culture Opportunity
The ability to change is the number one leadership skill. – Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella Leadership Adaptability Change Skill
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