10 Quotes that Will Motivate You to Lead

When contemplating leadership, you wonder if you are the right person for the job? Do you hold the right qualities, do you have enough experience? These 10 quotes have been gathered to help you realise why being a leader is so important and to motivate you to become a leader.

“Leadership is a series of behaviours rather than a role for heroes.” – Margaret Wheatley

“Management and leadership are different but complimentary, and that in a changing world one cannot function without the other. Managers promote stability while leaders press for change, and only those that embrace both sides of that contradiction can thrive in turbulent times.” – John P. Kotter

“To act with integrity you must first know who you are, what you stand for, what you believe and what you care most about.” – Bill George

“The skills required to conquer adversity and emerge stronger and more committed than ever are the same ones that make for extraordinary leaders.” – Robert J. Thomas

“The intrusion of values into the decision-making process is not only inevitable, it is the very substance of decision.” – Christopher Hodgkinson

“One is often so busy doing life that it is easy to avoid evaluating whether you are putting your energy in the direction you value most.” – Deborah Day

“So strong are the emotions of leadership, that sometimes they can overwhelm the leader who doesn’t have enough of a well-developed sense of purpose.” – Ronald Heifetz

“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” – Peter Drucker

“You can’t control other people’s behaviour, but you can control your responses to it.” – Roberta Cava

“If every eight year-old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” – Dalai Lama