“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.”
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”
“The most important thing I do as CEO is recruit.”
“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders, and continually develops them.”
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.”
“You manage things; you lead people.”
“Speed of the leader, speed of the team.”