You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.

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

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

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.

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