Quotes in leadership

To lead people walk behind them.

You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves.

There are three kinds of leaders. Those that tell you what to do. Those that allow you to do what you want. And Lean leaders that come down to the work and help you figure it out.

Go for a business that any idiot can run - because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.

The frequency of leadership going to the gemba is inversely proportional to the number of walls separating them from the gemba.

Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia.

A leader isn't good because they're right. They're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

All the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.