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The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.

Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you're working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective.

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

It's through a leader's actions - what he or she does and says on a daily basis - that the essence of great leadership becomes apparent.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line.