“Leadership is an action, not a position.” — Donald Mcgaggon

“You don’t need a title to be a leader.” — Unknown

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” — Jack Welch

“Leadership is the ability to guide others without force into a direction or decision that leaves them still feeling empowered and accomplished.” — Lisa Cash Hanson

“You need a commitment that is long-term and a commitment to leadership because that’s the only way you build excellence.” — Azim Premji

“One of the most important things for any leader is to never let anyone else define who you are. And you define who you are. I never think of myself as being a woman CEO of this company. I think of myself as a steward of a great institution.” — Ginni Rometty

“Leadership is about the team—the culture they keep and embrace, it’s about empathy for your customers, clients, employees and the communities where you do business, it’s about doing the right thing for the right reasons, being confident enough to take risks and responsible enough to think of those who your decisions and risks may affect.” — Kat Cole

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” — Harvey Firestone

“Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” — Sam Walton

“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

“Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.” — Richard Branson

“I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.” — Ben Carson

“True leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed… leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.” — Unknown

“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” — George S. Patton Jr.

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“All organizations are perfectly designed to get the results they are now getting. If we want different results, we must change the way we do things.” — Tom Northup

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better.” — Steve Jobs

“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.” — John C. Maxwell

“Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.” — Colin Powell

“Power isn’t control at all – power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.” — Beth Revis

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” — Peter F. Drucker

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” — John F. Kennedy

“It’s not about you. It’s about them.” — Clint Eastwood

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.” — Ken Blanchard