Leadership Traits Quotes

“Live your life in such a way that you'll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life, in general.”
― Germany Kent

“Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one who allows corporations to outsource jobs for cheaper labor when there is a national employment crisis. Choose a leader who will invest in building bridges, not walls. Books, not weapons. Morality, not corruption. Intellectualism and wisdom, not ignorance. Stability, not fear and terror. Peace, not chaos. Love, not hate. Convergence, not segregation. Tolerance, not discrimination. Fairness, not hypocrisy. Substance, not superficiality. Character, not immaturity. Transparency, not secrecy. Justice, not lawlessness. Environmental improvement and preservation, not destruction. Truth, not lies.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“As more and more artificial intelligence is entering into the world, more and more emotional intelligence must enter into leadership.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“Great leaders have three things; inner light, inner vision, and inner strength.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“Leadership grows like tall trees. It needs both toughness and flexibility - toughness for accountability - flexibility to adapt changes with a compassionate & caring heart for self and others.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“Leadership is not just some empty formulas but establishing deep connection at soul levels through service, integrity, passion, perseverance and equanimity.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“You can’t move up in the staircase of leadership unless you are emotionally intelligent.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“Effective decision-making can be seen as an optimal link between memory of the past, ground-realities of the present and insights of the future.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“Make a difference, change the game for the better, leave a legacy, be a guide that someone else can follow and make better, and then someone else will follow that and make that better.”
― Carlos Wallace, The Other 99 T.Y.M.E.S: Train Your Mind to Enjoy Serenity

“The first step out of the gate has to be knowing where you want to end up. What do you really want from your company?”
― Stan Slap

“You are blessed, You are great. You are not alone. You are powerful.”
― Amit Ray, Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management

“Be the start of something that is good, revolutionary and powerful. Everything after that is a bonus!”
― Carlos Wallace, The Other 99 T.Y.M.E.S: Train Your Mind to Enjoy Serenity

“The leader who denies their shadow will one day wear its chains.”
― Leszek Mazurek, Wisdom by AI - The Leader's Compass

“Remembering what we really want creates a constancy in purpose, which further leads to consistency in character.”
― Scott Shumway, The Invisible Four-letter Word: The Secret to Getting What You Really Want in Life.

“Responsibility does not disappear; it merely shifts from one individual to another.”
― Maliheh Sadat Razavi

“Something interesting and exciting happens when you begin contributing as a leader. You move from working in an organization to working on it...Whether you have a leadership title or not, when you begin working on your organization, you begin your journey as a leader.”
― D.C. Armijo, The Nonprofit Dilemma: Insights & Strategies for Purpose-Driven Leaders

“The greatest leaders are the greatest motivators. And they do that by building people up, not tearing them down.”
― Brian Reese

“So it stunned Briar silent when Köning handed her a list that had been decided on by all the vassals, debated over in a prior meeting and compiled so they agreed on her best qualities.
Self-assured
Thoughtful
Passionate
Envisions a peaceful future for the empire
And the one that set her mind spinning, dazed:
Fearless
She looked up at the vassals. "Truly?"
Köning, already shuffling through a stack of parchment for his next set of notes, half looked at her. "Which one, Your Majesty?"
All of them.
They saw her this way?
They barely knew her. They had only seen her in passing these few weeks, had only interacted with her on the periphery. So were these attributes truly hers, or were they things her vassals hoped she could emulate?
Fauna, who hovered just behind Briar's chair, placed a hand on her shoulder. "You have displayed all these traits in your time here, Rose," she whispered softly. "They honor you by recognizing what you are."
She used the name that Briar's aunts had called her by. That only Briar's aunts had called her by. Briar Rose had been her full name, but Frieda had thought Briar sounded more interesting, thorny and sharp, and so Briar had acquiesced to being Briar because she had been about six and had wanted so desperately to be interesting.
But she realized, hearing Fauna say Rose now, that the split of who she was had happened even earlier than she had realized. As a child, she had been Briar to some and Rose to her aunts and Briar Rose to even more---
Had there ever been a time in her life when she had simply existed?
Briar sat down the paper with her best qualities, eyes blurring as she read it over, and over.
Were these the traits of Briar?
Or of Aurora?
Which would best win empress?”
― Sara Raasch, A Sword In Slumber

“Success in one area doesn’t always translate to success in another. - Leadership, Accountability, and the Cost of Anger: A Reflection on What Truly Defines Progress (Medium Story)”
― Carlos Wallace

“Leadership is not just about charisma or the ability to make persuasive (or ludicrous) speeches. It’s about character, experience, and skill—three pillars that form the foundation of someone truly capable of guiding others. - Leadership, Accountability, and the Cost of Anger: A Reflection on What Truly Defines Progress (Medium Story)”
― Carlos Wallace

“Don't be a chicken, be an eagle”
― Mkhavele Agreement Musa

“The journey ahead demands compromise and resilience, but with thoughtful action, we can rebuild security and responsibility in our society. (Unloading the Gun Laws)”
― Carlos Wallace

“Take continuous ownership of your own learning. The value of endlessly learning is invaluable.”
― Audrey Mphela

“Persistence is the bridge between struggle and success.”
― Glody Kikonga, MENTAL TOUGHNESS: Unbreakable Mind

“External approval changes with the room, with the mood and with the projections others place onto you. Authenticity, on the other hand, is your own approval to be who you truly are.”
― Andreea Mighiu

“I measure my leadership not by the answers I give, but by the questions I refuse to stop asking.”
― Andreea Mighiu

“When your intention is crystal clear and has goodness at its root, the way will be revealed to you.”
― Andreea Mighiu

“Leadership is not a destination, but a continual pursuit of growth and impact.”
― Andreea Mighiu

“Approval bends to the crowd; authenticity bows to none.”
― Andreea Mighiu

“Approval shifts with others; authenticity stays with you.”
― Andreea Mighiu