Inspiring Leader

Leadership is the key

Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts. Erskine Bowles

I can’t give you

I can’t give you the sunset, but I can give you the night. Erin McCarthy

The leader has to

The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. Eric Hoffer

To handle yourself, use

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

To do great things

To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. Friedrich Nietzsche

You don\’t lead by

You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leadership is the art

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Never give an order

Never give an order that can’t be obeyed. Douglas MacArthur

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. Douglas MacArthur

Don’t necessarily avoid sharp

Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. Donald Rumsfeld