When you get right down to it, one of the most important tasks of a leader is to eliminate his people’s excuse for failure. ~ Robert Townsend

Only dead fish swim with the stream all the time. ~ Linda Ellerbee, Take Big Bites

The best thing you can give as a leader is a reason to trust. People want to trust. They're hungry for it. But they're selective. They'll only give it to a motivator, a communicator, a teacher, a real person. Someone who in good times and bad always does the right thing. ~ Jeffrey R. Immelt, Dartmouth,2004

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor. ~ Max DePree, Leadership is an Art

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. ~ Marian Anderson

To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going. ~ Joe Namath

Leaders must be tough enough to fight, tender enough to cry, human enough to make mistakes, humble enough to admit them, strong enough to absorb the pain, and resilient enough to bounce back and keep on moving. ~ Jesse Jackson, Speech, 7/18/84

He who would be a leader must be a bridge. ~ Welsh Proverb

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