22 Beautiful Quotes On Management And Leadership

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What is leadership? The best answer is always the shortest answer, therefore a good quote is more meaningful and straight to the point compared to a 1000 word essay. To sum things up, leadership is about inspiring people to be more than what they are, taking responsibility for all mistakes and most important of all, learning from the mistakes.

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It is a combination of leadership style and management skills. Without further ado, here are the 18 uplifting and inspiring quotes on leaders and leadership. These are wallpapers + posters, ready to be used for any powerpoint presentation or as desktop wallpaper. If you happen to know any good quotes, do drop a comment on the comment section.

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Teachers open the door but you must enter by yourself. - Chinese Proverb
Teachers open the door but you must enter by yourself. – Chinese Proverb

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

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Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

If you want to build a boat, do not instruct the men to saw wood, stitch the sails, prepare the tools and organize the work, but make them long for setting sail and travel to distant lands. - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
If you want to build a boat, do not instruct the men to saw wood, stitch the sails, prepare the tools and organize the work, but make them long for setting sail and travel to distant lands. – Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. - Peter Drucker
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. – Peter Drucker

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. – John Quincy Adams

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. - Steve Jobs
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. – Steve Jobs

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. - Theodore Roosevelt
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. – Theodore Roosevelt

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. - Max Lucado
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. – Max Lucado

Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. - Mitt Romney
Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. – Mitt Romney

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. - Tony Blair
The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. – Tony Blair

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. - Bill Bradley
Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better. – Bill Bradley

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The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. - Ralph Nader
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. – Ralph Nader

Winners never quit and quitters never win. - Vince Lombardi
Winners never quit and quitters never win. – Vince Lombardi

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort. - Vince Lombardi
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort. – Vince Lombardi

Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people. - Brian Tracy
Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary people. – Brian Tracy

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone. - Harry Truman
To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone. – Harry Truman

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. - George S. Patton
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. – George S. Patton

Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up.
Strong people don’t put others down. They lift them up.

Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.
Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.

It is better to be a warrior in a garden than to be a gardener in a war.
It is better to be a warrior in a garden than to be a gardener in a war.

Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter. - African Proverb
Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter. – African Proverb

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    Phil S. [ Reply ]

    I was wondering if it would be possible for you to put them all (original resolution) in a zip file for easy downloading.

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      Geckoandfly [ Reply ]

      I think it will take up too much resources if I provide zip. I have too many similar articles.

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    Eustacia [ Reply ]

    What a data of un-ambiguity and preserveness of precious experience regarding
    unexpected emotions.

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    Amrendra Chaurasiya [ Reply ]

    Such a nice article .this happened to be very useful to me in many ways. I wish you to keep doing the good work. this one motivates to my life to do something extraordinary.

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    Proggio [ Reply ]

    Love the quote “It is better to be a warrior in a garden that a gardener in a war”. This is very true to life.

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    tesfay G. [ Reply ]

    Thank you great inspiring words & Ideas.

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