Quotes & Sayings About Motivational Leadership

Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals. — Gichin Funakoshi

If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on. — Sheryl Sandberg

The end product of the successful preacher's input is transformation. — Christian Michael

Control what you can. Influence what you should. Forget the rest. — Todd Stocker

[The Master] doesn't glitter like a jewel ... [but is] as rugged and common as a stone. — Laozi

One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. — Roy T. Bennett

If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an idea. If you want pleasure, have pleasure from the pursuit of your passion. If you want to be indoctrinated, then be so by the natural law of humanism. — Abhijit Naskar

By comparison, the Integrated Human model of human nature, in addition to the two elements of our previous model, includes: A conscious analytic system, known as the slow brain (where logic resides) A subconscious intuitive system, or fast brain The full range of motivational drives (of which the drive to acquire is only one) Basic ideas of moral behavior, or moral intuitions Distinguishing characteristics, or personality traits Together, these elements of our nature provide all of the fundamental functions necessary for living life as a complete, Integrated Human - and they are the springboard for the development of leadership character. As our research data has shown, the ability to leverage all of these areas influence leadership's ability to achieve positive organizational outcomes. — Fred Kiel

You never want one thing at any given moment of life. Your mind always comes up with at least two choices. If your limbic system wins, the choice you make seems to be pleasurable at first but in the long run ends up being the wrong one. And if your prefrontal cortex wins the choice you make may appear rough at first, but in the long run it turns out to be the right one. — Abhijit Naskar

A good leader doesn't have to know everything. Nobody knows everything that's why you surround yourself with people who are experts in different areas.

"That's what makes a good leader. — Patience Johnson

We have to remember not to tell them, each of them, that they are our new leader. It would only frighten them off, W. says. No one should ever know he or she is our leader, we agree. Only we should know. And we should follow them in secret. — Lars Iyer

Comparing kills fulfillment. — Todd Stocker

Leadership is Art; use lots of color — Todd Stocker

It's time to care; it's time to take responsibility; it's time to lead; it's time for a change; it's time to be true to our greatest self; it's time to stop blaming others. — Steve Maraboli

I have not learned a single lesson, been inspired or impacted by another person's life void of negative experiences. — John Paul Warren

If you want to know how a manager is performing ask to see their data, really want to know ... ask those that report to them. — Mark W. Boyer

Don't be sad that one day or another you met someone who undermined your capabilities and sapped your energy, what that person did could be the strongest crucible that forged a great leader — Ahmed Elkadi

The real architect of a life is the hard and almost impossible circumstances one faces. — John Paul Warren

Read to lead in order to succeed. — Habeeb Akande

The time is now, the person is you; better your life and become a name to conjure with in this day and age. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

There are no perfect decisions, only excellent applications. — Todd Stocker

The Word that will change a man must first show the man who he really is. — Christian Michael

Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. — Vince Lombardi

In all, Nigeria belongs to us all and we have a personal responsibility to see that it succeeds — Fela Durotoye

Every great leader can take you back to a defining moment when they decided to lead — John Paul Warren

Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge. — Tim Ferriss

Great leaders create more leaders, not followers. — Roy T. Bennett

When your hobby becomes your work, life automatically transforms into a never ending holiday — Anamika Mishra

Coming to the END of MYSELF and all SELF effort ... seems to be the very point that God steps in and shows HIMSELF to be more than ENOUGH. — John Paul Warren

There has never been a meaningful life built on easy street. — John Paul Warren

[I]ron discipline does not preclude but presupposes criticism and contest of opinion within the Party. Least of all does it mean that discipline must be 'blind'. On the contrary, iron discipline does not preclude but presupposes conscious and voluntary submission, for only conscious discipline can be truly iron discipline. — Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin

The final secret is that there is no secret. Devote yourself to your leader. Work hard. Be grateful. Act boldly. Some may deride such suggestions as commonplace, and they'd be right: They are common. But to see them successfully enacted in this world is rare indeed. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Gunpei Yokoi, asked his boss, 'What should I make?' Nintendo chief executive Hiroshi Yamauchi replied, 'Something great.'
Game Over Nintendo's Battle to Dominate Videogames — David Sheff

We all cannot do everything or solve every issue. "It's impossible", however, if we each simply do our part. Make our own contribution, regardless of how small we may think it is ... together it adds up and great things get accomplished. — Mark W. Boyer

Success = Wisdom + Courage + Discipline. KNOW what to do, be BRAVE enough to do it, and LEAD YOURSELF to doing it again and again. — Ryan Lilly

Some will, some won't. Look for the ones who will. — Todd Stocker

Great leaders are inspired by a challenge, a need, a problem, an issue that needs to be corrected. — Del Suggs

Keeping or holding on to a concept shows belief but building or adding to it shows confidence and depth of character. — Delma Pryce

Luck favors the bold. Leaders must fearlessly exploit the Secret of Decisiveness. Act boldly at critical moments. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Success means leaving everything behind and standing persistently towards our aims with great determination. — Rajasaraswathii

In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular. — Seth Godin

A pat on the back can often motivate more than currency notes! — Abhishek Ratna

Relax your fears, let your ambition take the wheel for a while; it'll take you somewhere exciting that you've never been. — Noel DeJesus

Leaders can be wrong - but they can not be unclear. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Leadership is a skill learned through many venues. — Todd Stocker

Authority to dream is not given, it is taken. Take it. Do not let the judgment of others be the final word. Without a doubt, if there is a one-word, one-step cure for bad peg moments, that word is perseverance. Let that be your final word. — J. Loren Norris

True leaders bring out your personal best. They ignite your human potential. — John Paul Warren

An innovative idea is special because only a certain few get to have it — Scott E Roy

Great leaders lead by example, not by making an example of others. — Stewart Stafford

A happy and productive person is one who understands that his or her job is not the purpose of his or her life. Go on vacation, use up your sick days, ask for a temporary leave-of-absence - anything that allows you to recharge your batteries away from your typical routine. No leave, no life. — Del Suggs

The Practising Manager's Growth Mantra

-Growth in an enterprise is created through remarkable achievements, not incremental achievements like efficiency or effectiveness.

-Remarkable achievements are possible only in complexity.

-Only volitional engagement can work in complexity. Luckily, there is no certainty in complexity. Hence, motivational engagement cannot work.

-People who make choices based on the purpose can only be volitionally engaged - they are the growth managers, the leaders. — Amit Chatterjee

Spotting talent is one of the essential elements of great leadership. — David McCullough

Life seems to be fashioned and formed best out of the obstacles that seem unbearable. — John Paul Warren

How does humility manifest itself in leadership and in life? A humble person is more concerned about what is right than about being right, about acting on good ideas than having the ideas, about embracing new truth than defending outdated position, about building the team than exalting self, about recognizing contribution than being recognized for making it. — Stephen Covey

Your nation needs you. Your world needs you. So, use your education to become endowed with muscles of iron and nerves of steel. — Abhijit Naskar

Be Practical. That's probably the most stupid piece of advice I've ever received in my life. — Sharad Vivek Sagar

Small thinking and big dreams is an oxymoron — John Paul Warren

Leadership is making the wise decision even when it's hard. — Todd Stocker

Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities. — Roy T. Bennett

Never accept the role of a Gladiator if you do not have the spirit of a Warrior. — A.K. Hasan

Life of any real value or substance is not formed during good times merely enjoyed. — John Paul Warren

Any moment you fall a sleep, you fail a sleep. — Joshua Okello

Leaders in OVER their heads is the mere result of getting ahead of their intended SEASON. — John Paul Warren

It's funny when so many people I meet tell me that I'm a complicated and mysterious person they can't understand. The problem isn't in me but in them. When I say something, I do it. The problem is that they don't believe I will, and they don't believe anyone can do what I say I will. That's their confusion. But actually, I'm a simple person, as I always match my own words. That's how you must see it. Just cut through "common sense" and move forward, and achieve! Let others worry about the how. — Robin Sacredfire

Thought leadership is first and foremost life leadership. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

I cannot change the world, but I do not have to conform. — Marva Collins

Motivation is the desire to do things. It's the difference between staying in bed and getting up in the morning. It's the crucial part of setting and achieving goals. — Graham Speechley

Leadership is having a point of view. — Roger Enrico

Being a good leader does not require you possessing a fancy title, no more than possessing a fancy title makes you a good leader. — Mark W. Boyer

When you practice leadership,The evidence of quality of your leadership, Is known from the type of leaders that emerge out of your leadership — Sujit Lalwani

Self leadership requires us to lead and motivate ourselves. But it looks a heck of a lot like schizophrenia during a ropes course. — Ryan Lilly

Be excellent in your own terms. — Abhijit Naskar

There are two kinds of leaders, cowboys and Shepherds. Cowboys drive and Shepherds lead. — John Paul Warren

When You Seek to Stay in Your Natural Flow of Vitality That is When Your Magical Moments Appear — Runa Magnus

Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average. — Jim Rohn

Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust. — Stephen Covey

The more intentional you are about your leadership growth, the greater your potential for becoming the leader you're capable of being. Never stop learning. — John C. Maxwell

Understand that all motivation is internal, or intrinsic. — Del Suggs

A surrendered heart leads to greatness. A stubborn heart leads to struggle. — Todd Stocker

A confident leader is like a duck. Above the water, he is calm and poised while below the water, he is driven by a flurry of focused activity. — Todd Stocker

Don't just let your career happen to you. You need to be strategic about how you define your leadership journey and where that takes you. — Denise Morrison

The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal advancement, but of devotion to some bigger purpose. That's the hallmark of real success. The other trapping of success might be the by product of this larger mission, but it can't be the central thing. — Barack Obama

Success is not certain until you are obsessed by your goal — Vijay Dhameliya

Compassion doesn't weaken leadership, it makes it stronger. — Rudy Giuliani

Leaders is the new organisation do not lack motivational tools, but the tools are different from those of traditional corporate bureaucrats. The new rewards are based not on status but on contribution, and they consist not of regular promotion and automatic pay rises, but of excitement about the mission and a share of the glory of success. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Success is the result of actions. Stop wishing and start doing. — Jag Randhawa

As the state of mind, as the efficiency. Time is only a relative factor — Rajasaraswathii

When you are on a great mission, look simple;think and act complexly — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Belief in God optional. Belief in the self is imperative. — Abhijit Naskar

If you have assimilated even one idea and made it your life, you have more education than any person who has got by heart the entire Library of Congress. — Abhijit Naskar

But the plain fact of the matter is that, for any person to successfully lead others, he or she must deal with reality and be ready to accept the fact that leadership , at times, can bring out the worst in us. And understanding, as well as coming to grips with the darker side of your personality, is key to dealing with real-life situations. — Donald T. Phillips

Be a leader, not a superior. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Most employees are never made or allowed to understand the real meaning behind the work that they are doing. So, for how long can someone remain motivated about chasing something without knowing what he is chasing and why? — Abhishek Ratna

No great leader can be made by image-builders. — Ymatruz

Serving is the best kind of Leading. — Todd Stocker

Do we follow the road life's placed before us?
Or do we dare step up and forge an exceptional path.
A path fraught with struggle and sacrifice,
Yet one whose outcome places us in destiny's arms. — Christopher Babson

Living life ONCE is enough ... if you live life RIGHT. — John Paul Warren

World Class leaders know the secret to motivating themselves and others is discovering what they will fight for when the going gets rough. — Steve Siebold

The purpose of leadership is to take others to the top. And when you take others who might not make it to the top otherwise, there's no other feeling like it in the world. To those who have never had the experience, you can't explain it. To those who have, you don't need to. — John C. Maxwell

All your sufferings can be alleviated by no other person but you. — Abhijit Naskar