Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

Quote by General Colin Powell

Topics: Leadership Quotes, Self Responsibility Quotes

Communication is the real work of leadership.

Communication is the real work of leadership.

The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone...

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone...

Lead from wherever you are

Lead from wherever you are

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

If you are not making the progress that you would like to make and are...

If you are not making the progress that you would like to make and are...

Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.

Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.

A leader may symbolize and express what is best in people, like Pericles, or what...

A leader may symbolize and express what is best in people, like Pericles, or what...

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

If you have no character to lose, people will have no faith in you

If you have no character to lose, people will have no faith in you

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness...

What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness...

Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of...

Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of...

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done,...

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done,...

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in...

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind,...

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind,...