A Leadership Quote
March 2, 2010 4 Comments
Hi, Everyone!
One of the members of a linkedin group I belong to recently asked people to share the best leadership quote they’d heard. My response is the quote I’ve used whenever I’ve taught our Pride-Based Leadership program:
“A leader is a leader NOT because of who he/she IS, but because of who others BECOME when they are in the leader’s presence.”
I can’t find any source online that attributes the quote to anyone, but I know I didn’t originate it (or I don’t REMEMBER originating it — LOL). Anyone have any idea where the quote might have come from?
I also got a kick out of a response to a “least favorite” leadership quote someone suggested:
“Think outside the box.”
The poster shared that when she delivered that quote to her teenage son, his reply was:
“The box is there for a reason!”
There’s something worth thinking about!
-T-
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T,
In my poking around, it seems to have been used in one form or another in many different places. I would be happy to attribute it to the “worldly collective wisdom.” Or to you — you have soooo many “T-Gems”!
Shags
Great quote T. Here’s a fun quote from our friend Anonymous:
“If love is blind then why is lingerie so popular”
Happy Day!
I am reminded of the leadership paradigm definition – A leader is someone whom you choose to follow to a place which otherwise you would not have made it on your own.
Rgds – Sai
Great theories about living in boxes in “Leadership and Self-Deception” a standard from the Arbringer Institute.