Leadership quotes

A few of our favourites

'A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history' - Mohandas Gandhi (Indian leader)

'Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership'  - Woodrow Wilson (19^th century US politician)

'The best leaders convene conversations and inspire others to find solutions' - Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Harvard Business School)

'Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned' - Harold Geneen (businessman)

 'Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other' - John F Kennedy (US president)

'Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions' - Bo Bennett (businessman)

'Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it' - Marian Anderson (singer and author)

'Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it' - Dwight D. Eisenhower (US president)

'I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers' - Ralph Nader (lawyer and politician)

'Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things' - Peter Drucker (influential thinker and writer on management theory and practice)

'The key to successful leadership is influence, not authority' - Ken Blanchard (Author of ‘The One Minute Manager’)

'It always seems impossible until it’s done' - Nelson Mandela (South African president)