Thoughts—Leadership	
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Leadership appears to be the art of getting others 
to want to do something that you know needs to be 
done.    —Vance Packard
Leadership, like swimming, cannot be learned by 
reading about it.   —Henry Mintzberg
It is time for new leadership, to solve new problems 
and create new opportunities.  For there is a new 
world to be won.   —John F. Kennedy
You do not lead by hitting people over the head; 
that's assault, not leadership. 
   —Dwight D. Eisenhower
A good leader inspires people to have confidence 
in the leader.  A great leader inspires people to have 
confidence in themselves.  —Eleanor Roosevelt
A leader is a dealer in hope.
   —Napoleon Bonaparte
Treat them like dogs, and you’ll have dogs’ work 
and dogs’ actions.  Treat them like men, and you'll 
have men's works.    —Harriet Stowe
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn 
more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.
   —John Quincy Adams
A leader is one who — knows the way, goes the 
way, and shows the way. —John Maxwell	
1. Packard:  How does he define leadership?
2. Mintzberg:  How is leadership like swimming?  
3. Kennedy: Why is it time for new leadership?
4. Roosevelt:  What is the difference between a 	
good versus a great leader?	
5. Bonaparte: A leader is a dealer in what?
6. Adams: To be a leader, what 4 things should 	
your actions inspire others to do?	
6. Maxwell: List 3 things that describe a leader.
7. Tracy: What do leaders think and talk about?
8. Fusselman: Who is tomorrow's leader?
9. Selfridge:  What does the boss say?  What does 	
the leader say?	
10. Houston: What 2 things does a leader improve?
11. a) Which quote do you like?  g) Give a reason 	
for your answer.	
12. The job title of "manager" is a leader in the 	
work world.  Do you think you would enjoy 	
 being promoted to the job of manager?
Leaders think and talk about solutions.  Followers 
think and talk about problems.     —Brian Tracy
Tomorrow's leader is today's reader. —Fusselman
The boss drives the people; the leader coaches 
people. The boss creates fear; the leader creates 
cnthusiasm (energy and interest).  The boss blames 
for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown.  
The boss says GO; the leader says LET'S GO.    
     —Harry Gordon Selfridge
The greatest leader is not the one who does the 
greatest things.  The greatest leader is the one that 
gets the people to do the greatest things.
          —Ronald Reagan
A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of 
other people — or helps improve the system they 
live under.      —Sam Houston
If you think you are a leader and you turn around 
and no one is following, you are just out for a walk.
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