Lazarus Takawira > Quotes

“A powerful leader has no problem letting go of power”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Being a young leader is not the problem, having a small mind is”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Evocative is our history but exciting is our future”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Leadership without a following is null and at best loitering”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Don’t remove the ladder once you done with it. Leave it for others to climb too”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Freedom is not a privilege for some but a right for ALL”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Diplomacy in leadership is winning the war on behalf of both sides”
― Lazarus Takawira

“Selfish leadership is okay with the failure of the successor so as to ensure that any form of praise will continue to be heaped on them”
― Lazarus Takawira, The Public Servant

“Great leadership is a reflection of honest service”
― Lazarus Takawira

“No matter how much you water the ground, if the ground holds no seed then no plant is coming out. Don’t expect the plant to come out unless you have sown a seed”
― Lazarus Takawira, The Public Servant

“I am sorry, I was wrong and it’s my fault, these are words only accustomed to humble leadership”
― Lazarus Takawira

“We are not just the leaders of tomorrow. Leadership is not a destination, leadership is a lifetime journey”
― Lazarus Takawira

“Love is the fertile ground that allows obedience to sprout & flourish”
― Lazarus Takawira, The Public Servant

“Wisdom is the ability to ignore foolishness”
― Lazarus Takawira, The Public Servant

“Crisis is a good revealer of great leadership”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“The problem is not lack of leadership, the problem is lack of good leadership”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Compassion is not weakness it's Christ-like”
― Lazarus Takawira, LeaderSHEEP

“PRUNING can be PAINFUL yet it brings PROSPERITY”
― Lazarus Takawira, The Public Servant

“Know when to push, pull & hold your followers, lest you push them while on the edge of a cliff”
― Lazarus Takawira

“The spotlight does not change a person, it simply reveals what one has mastered in the darkness”
― Lazarus Takawira

“No matter how much you water the ground, if the ground holds no seed then no plant is coming out. Don’t expect the plant to come out unless you have sown the seed”
― Lazarus Takawira, Imagine Africa

“Know when to push, pull or hold your followers, lest you push them while they are on the edge of a cliff”
― Lazarus Takawira, The Public Servant