LEADERSHIP by MAXWELL
- Courage teaches us what should be feared and what ought not to be feared. Only by taking action do we gain that knowledge. And from that knowledge comes an inner strength that inspires us to persevere in the face of great adversity – and inspires others to follow. In the most difficult of times, courage is what makes someone a leader.
- A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
- To measure a leader, put a tape around his heart, not his head.
- Your character is your most effective means of persuasion.
- Leaders provide for their people what the people cannot provide for themselves.
- As a leader, you have to take responsibility for your own failures as well as success. That is the only way you’ll learn. If you keep learning, you will improve. If you improve, your leadership get better. And in time, you will learn the right to lead on the level you deserve.
- The basis of courage is individual initiative. If we cannot act alone, we cannot act together.
- The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out.
- Commitment in the face of conflict creates character.
- You have got to love your people more then your position.