This document contains 24 quotes about leadership from various historical figures. The quotes discuss different aspects of leadership such as the importance of vision, empowering people, earning respect, and developing leaders. The document is introduced by the quote "Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy" attributed to Jack Welch.

1. L e a d e r s c h i p
TOP 25
LEADERSHIP
QUOTES
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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2. L e a d e r s c h i p
In senso generale la leadership è una relazione sociale che prende forma in una situazione che
richiede scelte di principio e di comportamento.
La coscienza della funzione di leadership è indispensabile per l'avvio di una qualsiasi struttura
sociale e/o per il suo mantenimento.
La funzione di leadership focalizza l'attenzione sulla direzione, sulla spinta e sul controllo delle
azioni e degli atteggiamenti che riesce ad imprimere ad un gruppo di persone, con più o meno
acquiescenza delle stesse, senza usare la coercizione.
Poiché non si impara sui banchi di scuola ma si forma nel tempo con l’esperienza, interessante
è l’osservazione della sintesi maturata sul tema da alcuni Leader di varie epoche, di diversa
estrazione socio-culturale e appartenenti a diverse aree geo-culturali.
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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3. L e a d e r s c h i p
Vision is the art of seeing what is
invisible to others.
Jonathan Swift
Writer - Dublin 1667 – 1745“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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4. L e a d e r s c h i p
The very essence of leadership is that
you have to have vision.
You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
Theodore M. Hesburgh
Theologist - Syracuse NY 1917
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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5. L e a d e r s c h i p
To be able to lead others, a man must
be willing to go forward alone.
Harry Truman
USA 33th President – 1884 - 1972
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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6. L e a d e r s c h i p
Leadership is the ability to get
extraordinary achievement from ordinary
people.
Brian Tracy
Entrepreneur - Charlottetown Can. 1944
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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7. L e a d e r s c h i p
Management is doing things right ;
leadership is doing the right things.
Peter F. Drucker
Economist – Wien 1909 - 2005
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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8. L e a d e r s c h i p
The leader’s job is not to cover all the
bases ; it is to see that all bases are
covered.
James Crupi
Strategic Leadership Solutions Plano TX
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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9. L e a d e r s c h i p
Don't tell people how to do things, tell
Them what to do and let them surprise
you with their results.
George S. Patton
US Army General 1885 – 1945
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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10. L e a d e r s c h i p
Leadership is the art of getting someone
else to do something you want done
because he wants to do it.
Dwight Eisenhower
USA 34th President - 1890 - 1960
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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11. L e a d e r s c h i p
The best executive is the one who has
sense enough to pick good men to do
what he wants done, and self-restraint
to keep from meddling with them while
they do it. Theodore Roosevelt
USA 26th President 1858 - 1919
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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12. L e a d e r s c h i p
Avoid having your ego so close to your
position that when your position falls,
your ego goes with it.
Colin Powell
65° USA secretary – Harlem 1937 -
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13. L e a d e r s c h i p
Situations need to be managed but
people need to be led.
Simon Cooper
GB Major-General 1936 -
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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14. L e a d e r s c h i p
Pull the string, and it will follow
wherever you wish.
Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
Dwight Eisenhower
USA 34th President - 1890 - 1960
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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15. L e a d e r s c h i p
What you cannot enforce, do not
command.
Sophocles
Athens' great tragic playwrights 496 ac – 406 ac
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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16. L e a d e r s c h i p
Leaders instill in their people internal
belief and empower them to achieve
their goals.
Simon Cooper
GB Major-General 1936 -
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
Jack Welch
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17. L e a d e r s c h i p
If you do not look at things on a large
scale, it will be difficult to master
strategy.
Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese military swordsman 1584 – 1645 .
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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18. L e a d e r s c h i p
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way
of a good decision.
Colin Powell
65° USA secretary – Harlem 1937 -
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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19. L e a d e r s c h i p
The ability to summon positive emotions
during periods of intense stress lies at
the heart of effective leadership.
Jim Loehr
Psychologist, Co-Founder of the Human Performance Institute
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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20. L e a d e r s c h i p
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 Philosopher of ancient China 604 ac – 531 ac
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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21. L e a d e r s c h i p
Effective leadership is about earning
respect.
Alan Sugar
Business magnate, Member of the House of Lords 1947 -
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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22. L e a d e r s c h i p
Leaders are not born. They are made. They are
made just like anything else. . . through hard work.
That's the price we have to pay to achieve that goal
or any goal.
Vince Lombardi
American football player, coach, and executive 1913 – 1970
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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23. L e a d e r s c h i p
Dream no small dreams for they have no
power to move the hearts of men.
Goethe
German writer and politician 1749 – 1832
“Developing leaders is more important than developing a strategy.”
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24. L e a d e r s c h i p
Leadership doesn’t need a title !
F.B.
TKS
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