a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope.


Napoleon Bonaparte

"50 Inspiring Quotes on Leadership for Everyone" Time. July 1, 2015

inspire others

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.


John Quincy Adams

"50 Inspiring Quotes on Leadership for Everyone" Time. July 1, 2015

great simplifiers

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.


Colin Powell
"50 Inspiring Quotes on Leadership for Everyone" Time. July 1, 2015

we did it ourselves

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.

Lao Tzu

"50 Inspiring Quotes on Leadership for Everyone" Time. July 1, 2015

CEO disease

[Psychologist Tasha] Eurich uses the term "CEO disease" to describe the phenomenon in which the higher you ascend on the corporate ladder, the less self-aware you become. Eurich recommends that all leaders encourage their staff to share honest feedback with them, even pinpointing a single person who can do that really well.

Shana Lebowitz 

"Jamie Dimon says bureaucracy is 'a disease' — and JPMorgan takes 5 steps to combat it" Business Insider. Apr. 5, 2018