Motivational Quotes: Leadership

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"There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles."

Stephen Covey

"Effective leadership is putting first things first. "

Stephen Covey

"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities."

Stephen Covey

"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. "

Stephen Covey

"We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals."

Stephen Covey

"Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution."

Stephen Covey

"Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for."

Stephen Covey

"Leadership is a choice, not a position."

Stephen Covey

"Every time I see high-trust cultures, I see a lessening of adversarialism."

Stephen Covey

"Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs."

Stephen Covey

"I believe in this concept that you learn by teaching."

Stephen Covey

"The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it."

Stephen Covey

"We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles."

Stephen Covey

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things."

Leonardo da Vinci

"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do."

Leonardo da Vinci

"Learning never exhausts the mind."

Leonardo da Vinci

"The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects."

Leonardo da Vinci

"The natural desire of good men is knowledge."

Leonardo da Vinci

"Every action needs to be prompted by a motive."

Leonardo da Vinci

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

Dalai Lama