Notables and Quotables

“Leadership”

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to go.”

– Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady of U.S.

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

– Arnold H. Glasow, American Businessman

“Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”

– Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

– Andrew Carnegie, American Industrialist

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

– Peter Drucker, Austrian-American Educator

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”

– Simon Sinek, American Author

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.”

– Sheryl Sandberg, Former COO, Meta

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

– Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric

“I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.”

– Lily Tomlin, American Comedian

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

– George S. Patton, U.S. Army General

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