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The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?

— Max de Pree

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Followers need to see how things will get better and what that future might look like. Leaders need to build that foundation of stability, and hope sits on top of that.

— Tom Rath

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.

— Ben Carson

I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.

— Joyce Banda

Leadership is influence.

— John C. Maxwell

People look for their leadership to lead.

— Mick Cornett

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

— Sam Walton

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

— Simon Sinek

Leadership is an act of submission to God. To be a leader means listening to all kinds of people and situations. Out of that listening, we are hoping to discern the mind of God as best we can. This is the price of leadership - it's an act of sacrifice. So leadership is part and parcel of the work of submission to God.

— Richard Foster

The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.

— Irene Rosenfeld

✗Opposing Perspectives

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.

— Travis Bradberry