Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.' But showing leadership skill is how you get the bigger job in the first place. Leadership isn't a position, it's a process.

To lead people, walk beside them... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!'

Leadership determines the direction of the company. Organization determines the potential of the company. Personnel determines the success of the company.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

The first step to leadership is servanthood. -John Maxwell.