The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.
It is after all the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Without initiative leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.
People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Leadership is diving for a loose ball getting the crowd involved getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.
Leadership is influence.