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

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

Boss may be on, but leader can be anyone. — Ameya Agrawal

The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

A sign of power in a man is not only when people follow what he suggests, but also when people make a conscious effort to do the exact opposite of what he suggests. — Criss Jami

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

Be the leader, not the boss. — Debasish Mridha

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss ... The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives. — Theodore Roosevelt

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

Younger managers learn quickly that, whatever the public protestations to the contrary, bosses generally want pliable and agreeable subordinates, especially during periods of crisis. Clique leaders want dependable, loyal allies. Thos who regularly raise objections to what a boss or a clique leader really desires run the risk of being considered problems themselves and of being labeled "outspoken," or "nonconstructive," or "doomsayers," "naysayers," or "crepehangers. — Robert Jackall

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

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

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

Bosses push, Leaders pull. Real leadership is servant leadership. — Dave Ramsey

A saint or monk can afford to be compassionate to all, but a leader or boss cannot always be kind. He may soon be without a job himself if he is unduly compassionate, and chances are, no one would show him any compassion then. — Awdhesh Singh

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

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