Leadership.
Leadership is a concept that transcends time and culture, embodying the essence of guidance, inspiration, and influence. It is a cornerstone of human endeavour, pivotal in shaping societies, organisations, and communities.
The wisdom of thought leaders and visionaries throughout history has produced a rich tapestry of quotes that illuminate the many facets of leadership. These insights capture the diverse experiences and philosophies of great leaders, offering reflections on the qualities that define effective leadership – from resilience and integrity to empathy and vision.
As we delve into this collection of quotes about leadership, we aim to explore the myriad ways in which effective leaders have articulated their philosophies, offering valuable lessons and timeless truths that can inform our own journeys. Each quotation serves as a prompt for reflection and action, encouraging us to cultivate the qualities inherent in great leaders and to understand that leadership can manifest in many forms, both big and small.
Editors Pick
The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.
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Sun Tzu
Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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Sun Tzu
Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.
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Miyamoto Musashi
All Quotes on Leadership
In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory.
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Sun Tzu
There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; a delicacy of honour, which is sensitive to shame; over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.
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Sun Tzu
The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.
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Sun Tzu
He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish.
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Sun Tzu
Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.
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Sun Tzu
These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline; failure to use picked men.
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Sun Tzu
The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.
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Sun Tzu
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
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Sun Tzu
Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate.
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Sun Tzu
To ... not prepare is the greatest of crimes; to be prepared beforehand for any contingency is the greatest of virtues.
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Sun Tzu
Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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Sun Tzu
Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain
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Sun Tzu
Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.
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Sun Tzu