In organizations, real power and energy is generated
through relationships. The patterns of relationships and
the capacities to form them are more important than
tasks, functions, roles, and positions.
- Margaret Wheatly Leadership and the New Science
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
I start with the premise that the function of
leadership is to produce more leaders, not more
followers
- Ralph Nader
When the effective leader is finished with his work,
the people say it happened naturally.
- Lao Tse
Managers are people who do things right, while
leaders are people who do the right thing.
- Warren Bennis, Ph.D. "On Becoming a Leader"
I used to think that running an organization was
equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I
don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There
is more improvisation
- Warren Bennis
Excellence is not an accomplishment. It is a spirit,
a never-ending process.
- Lawrence M. Miller
The first responsibility of a leader is to define
reality. The last is to say thank you.
- Max DePree
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