Mintzberg Leadership Quotes & Sayings

Leadership, like swimming, cannot be learned by reading about it. — Henry Mintzberg

This obsession with leadership ... It's not neutral; it's American, this idea of the heroic leader who comes in on a white horse to save the day. I think it's killing American companies. — Henry Mintzberg

To 'turn around' is to end up facing the same way. Maybe that is the problem, all the turning organizations around. — Henry Mintzberg

Empowerment is what managers do to people. Engagement is what managers do with people. — Henry Mintzberg

Management and leadership are not separate spheres. The two skills work together in the larger realm of communityship. — Henry Mintzberg