"Motivational Quotes for CEOs and Other Leaders"

"Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate and to connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives."
Oprah Winfrey

"My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service."
Sonny Perdue

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"Some people have ideas. A few carry them into the world and make them happen. These are the innovators."
Andrew Mercer

"We tell our young managers, 'Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But please don't make the same mistake twice.'"
Akio Morita

"When all is said and done, a lot more is said than done."
Lou Holtz

"Within an organization, a few qualities must be homogenous - held in common by all. These are values, vision, and commitment to the team. However, in most areas, hiring for diversity is the wisest course of action. The strongest environments are inhabited by leaders with varied expertise, experiences, backgrounds, and temperaments."
John Maxwell

"All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it."
Harry S. Truman

"Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach."
Rosabeth Moss Kantor

"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."
Nelson Mandela

"I've said it over and over --- when you get that one guy, you can win. A lot of times, one person can have a tremendous effect on a team."
Mike Ilitch
Previous Owner Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings

"We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules."
Jim Leyland
Former Manager Detroit Tigers

"We've played hard as a team and found ways to win. We've done that a lot, and you're optimistic those things can continue."
Mike Babcock
Former Detroit Red Wings Head Coach

"Big thinking precedes great achievement."
Wilferd Peterson

"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position."
John Maxwell

"A manager is an assistant to his men."
Thomas J. Watson

"If I pick up the phone, I accept the responsibility to ensure the caller is satisfied, no matter what the issue is."
Michael Ramundo

"I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist."
Max Lerner

"When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something."
Steve Jobs

"I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent."
Thomas Edison

"Capital isn't so important in business. Experience isn't so important. You can get both these things. What is important is ideas. If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life."
Harvey Firestone

"It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages."
Henry Ford

"Customers don't expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong."
Donald Porter

"With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That's how people want to be treated, with respect.That's what I tell my employees... customer service is very important."
Magic Johnson

"To be a leader is difficult, but to be regarded as a good leader is more difficult."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jerry O. Nnaji

"Teamwork means more 'we' and less 'me'. TEAM stands for: Together - Everyone - Achieves - More. We must learn to work as a unit. Unity is Strength."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kwabena Opare Amoah

"When you go up the organizational hierarchy, do not forget to always stay in touch with reality."
Written in 2012 by Gigs Gasper

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