The new leader is a facilitator, not an order giver.

A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice.

Men make history and not the other way 'round. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

The ultimate responsibility of a leader is to facilitate other people's development as well as his own.

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both the leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint.

Recognition is a powerful leadership tool because it is appropriate for everyone in the organization.

In most important ways, leaders of the future will need the traits and capabilities of leaders throughout history: an eye for change and a steadying hand to provide both vision and reassurance that change can be mastered, a voice that articulates the will of the group and shapes it to constructive ends, and an ability to inspire by force of personality while making others feel empowered to increase and use their own abilities.

Organizations need to have someone at the top who can keep everybody on track, and who will determine whether a particular item being discussed is part of its focus or not. People lose track of what the goal is after a while. They start to get caught up in doing the day to day things and forget what you were ultimately trying to do as an enterprise.

What was the duty of the leader if not to inspire?

To be an outstanding leader one must be able to take a back seat without losing control of the steering wheel.

True leadership is the art of changing a group from what it is into what it ought to be. It's not something that is done "to" people, it is something done "with" people. By that definition, every person in your organization can and must lead.

Leadership is an attitude before it becomes an ability.

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.

The joy of leadership is helping others succeed.

Leadership gravitates to the man who can talk.