"Management Quotes for Leaders, Managers and Teams"


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"Don't find the fault, find the remedy."
Henry Ford


"No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes."
William E. Gladstone


"Evidence is conclusive that your self-talk has a direct bearing on your performance."
Zig Ziglar


"Include a few moments of quite time into your daily schedule; breath deeply, evaluate your thoughts, delete the negative ones and reset your mind to a positive perspective by counting your blessings and overflowing opportunities."
Master Jin Kwon




"I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be."
Warren Bennis


"Never limit your view of life by any past experience."
Ernest Holmes


"A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."
Alexander Pope


"There's always an element of chance and you must be willing to live with that element. If you insist on certainty, you will paralyze yourself."
J.P. Getty


"A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble."
Mahatma Gandhi


"Our inheritance of well founded, slowly conceived codes of honor, morals and manners, the passionate convictions which so many hundreds of millions share together of freedom and justice, are far more preciousto us than anything which scientific discoveries can bestow."
Winston Churchill


"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others."
Bill Gates


"Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win which is one of the essentials to success."
Napoleon Hill


"Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes."
Peter F. Drucker


"A real leader faces the music even when he doesn't like the tune."
Arnold H. Glasgow


"The golden rule for every businessman is this: Put yourself in your customer's place."
Orison Swett Marden


"An innovative mind gradually produces a dominating man."
Written in 2012 by Oduale A. Oludare --- Nigeria
I selected it because I believe it would inspire people to be innovative.


"A true artist is so deeply in love with his creations that he does not have time to envy others' work."
Written in 2011 by Syed Amaan Ahmad --- India


"Make a positive difference and you will be a good reference."
Written in 2009 by Adebayo Oluwaseyi Joshua --- Nigeria
From experience I have studied that references are made to people who distinguish themselves from the crowd. Their success story is told to motivate.


"If you're looking to inspire and motivate others, you must first inspire and motivate yourself."
Written in 2011 by Pete C. Zafra --- Philippines
As leaders, we need to be the person everyone else looks for in this world. We need to have a positive impact and for that to happen, we must first impact ourselves. Life is an inside game. Once we master our insides, we master the outside. I wanted to share this to all who want to be leaders, who are already leaders and who are about to be leaders.


"Work for a cause and not for applause; live to express yourself and not to impress others."
Written in 2010 by Sami Khan --- India


"Those who came first, made the rules, and then appointed themselves to judge those who break their rules."
Written in 2005 by T.S. West --- South Africa
Having been judged many times for who I am, made me realize the power of the above thoughts. Understanding it, makes one a winner.


"Don't accept defeat until you've made your last attempt and never make your last attempt until you have succeeded."
Written in 2009 by Philip Adeniyi --- Nigeria
I choose this because many give up after several trials, but people like Honda never gave up until he attained success so I believe in this quote.


"You are not an elephant so why work for peanuts?"
George Marshall --- Submitted by Saiyed Z. --- United Arab Emirates
It is in the book Get Out While You Can by George Marshall and it made me sit up and think about my future.


"Leaders are not pleaders."
Written in 2011 by Jagveer Rawat --- India
Leaders are not pleaders is a reigning theme of my life. Life has to be lead.



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