LEADERS & LEADERSHIP

 

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Napoleon Bonaparte; 1769-1821, French General, Emperor

 

Education is the mother of leadership.

Wendell L. Willki; 1892-1944, Businessman, Presidential Candidate

 

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

Tom Landry; 1924-, Football Player, Coach

 

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

Lee Iacocca; 1924-, Businessman, CEO of Chrysler

 

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

Arnold H. Glasgow

 

Skill in the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Norman Allen

 

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Vince Lombardi; 1913-1970, Football Coach

 

Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

Christian Nevell Bovee, 1820-1904 Author, Lawyer