“Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.”
More from Simon Sinek on Leadership
“Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.”
“Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.”
“Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.”
“The cost of leadership is self-interest.”
“Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.”
“Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.”
“A star wants to see himself rise to the top.A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.”
“Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.”
Others on Leadership
John Maxwell
12 quotes“Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”
Niccolò Machiavelli
10 quotes“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
Eisenhower
5 quotes“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”
Harry Truman
5 quotes“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”
Henry Kissinger
5 quotes“It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.”
Lao Tzu
5 quotes“If you want to govern the people,You must place yourself below them.If you want to lead people,You must learn how to fol...”
Peter F. Drucker
4 quotes“Management is doing things right leadership is doing the right things.”
Colin Powell
4 quotes“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution e...”
Charles de Gaulle
4 quotes“The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.”
George Patton
3 quotes“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads th...”
Nelson Mandela
3 quotes“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”
Norman Schwarzkopf
3 quotes“You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, ther...”