Be A Leader Not A Boss Quotes & Sayings

I told the others which trees to chop, where to get the mud, even though I was not the official leader. My father used to say, 'Thing like a boss, not like a worker.' He meant that it is better to use your brain and be active than to be sullen and passive, as most workers are. I worked harder than anyone in the crew because it kept my mind sharp and because it kept me from thinking about other things. — Haing Ngor

Nothing will make a better impression on your leader than your ability to manage yourself. If your leader must continually expend energy managing you, then you will be perceived as someone who drains time and energy. If you manage yourself well, however, your boss will see you as someone who maximizes opportunities and leverages personal strengths. That will make you someone your leader turns to when the heat is on. — John C. Maxwell

According to [the Bible], a leader is first and foremost a servant. His concern is not for himself; his concern is not to give orders, to boss other people around, to have his own way. His concern is to meet the needs of others. — Wayne Mack

Be a leader with a ladder, not a boss with an order. — Debasish Mridha

The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO! — Harry Gordon Selfridge

The ideal boss for a growing leader is probably a good boss with major flaws, so that one can learn all the complex lessons of what to do and what not to do simultaneously. — Warren G. Bennis

Anyone who wants to be a leader must be the servant, not the boss, of those he wants to serve. — Aminu Kano

Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day. — Patrick Ness

The teacher loses the position of external boss or dictator but takes on that of leader of group activities — John Dewey

A boss in essence is every woman willing to try, push, succeed, fail but ultimately do the work in her lifescape to make her mark on the world the way she wants to draw it. — Jaha Knight

Boss may be one, but leader can be anyone! — Ameya Agrawal

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. — Harry S. Truman

If you're a boss, and not a leader, your time is limited. — T.F. Hodge

The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says 'I'; The leader says 'We'. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

Be the leader, not the boss. — Debasish Mridha

She was not alone in her respect for him. Because he is more than a boss to people. He's a religion for non-believers. — Carla H. Krueger

A leader is admired, a boss is feared. — Vicente Del Bosque