John C. Maxwell

“How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.”

“If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.”

“Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.”

“Success is...knowing your purpose in life,growing to reach your maximum potential, andsowing seeds that benefit others.”

“When your dream is bigger than you are, you only have two choices: give up or get help.”

“Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.”

“Good thinkers always prime the pump of ideas. They always look for things to get the thinking process started, because what you put in always impacts what comes out.”

“In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.”

“As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.”

“People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.”

“The leader’s Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.”

“Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.”

“Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.”

“Advice is what we ask for when we already knew the answer but wish we didn't.”

“The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?”

“Inability to make decisions is one of the principal reasons executives fail. Deficiency in decision-making ranks much higher than lack of specific knowledge or technical know-how as an indicator of leadership failure.”

“As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.”

“He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.”