Top ten quotes on leadership

“Is leadership learnable?” There are a range of beliefs about this question. But unequivocally, this year more than any year before it, I can tell you with absolute certainty that leadership transformation is possible. Not only have recent studies supported this notion, I’ve personally witnessed profound leadership transformations with my clients. Mind you, this isn’t easy, it takes self-awareness, a great coach, and ruthless accountability, but leadership is absolutely learnable - and it’s never too late.

Here are some of the best quotes on how to be a better leader, sorted by the top leadership attributes they describe. This great advice from some of our most inspirational leaders just might make you rethink your current leadership strategy, renew your passion to lead, or point the way for how to better inspire your team.

10. Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.

- Reed Markham

9. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

– Steve Jobs

8. Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.

– John Maxwell

7. Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.

– Brian Tracy

6. The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness.

– Sara Blakely

5. You manage things; you lead people.

– Admiral Grace Murray Hopper

4. Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

– Seth Godin

3. Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

– Warren Bennis

2. Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.

– Colin Powell

1. To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!'

– Lao Tsu

To lead today, you need to forget the mutually dreaded linear, annual performance review. Get proactive. Get in line with your employees’ hearts and minds so you can align them with the mission and vision of your business. This is the path to motivated, emotionally attached and enlightened employees.

Leadership is engagement – and it’s the path forward to the long term success of your business.

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