Inspirational Quotes on Leadership

“Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

“Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.”

“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”

“Leadership is influence.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.”

“In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.”

“You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.”

“Indignation and compassion form a powerful combination. They are indispensable to vision, and therefore to leadership.”

“The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.”

“The chief occupational hazard of leadership is pride.”

“The very first thing which needs to be said about Christian ministers of all kinds is that they are "under" people as their servants rather than "over" them (as their leaders, let alone their lords). Jesus made this absolutely plain. he chief characteristic of Christian leaders, he insisted, is humility not authority, and gentleness not power.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”

“How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do.”

“Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.”

“The fear of the Lord helps us recognize our accountability to God for the stewardship of leadership. It motivates us to seek the Lord's wisdom and understanding in difficult situations. And it challenges us to give our all to the Lord by serving those we lead with love and humility.”

“To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.”

“A good example is like a bell that calls many to church.”