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Leadership quotes I 25+ Amazing Quotes about Leadership and Teamwork!

Great leadership quotes inspire us to be all we can be! Quotes about leadership and teamwork help us to discover how true leaders like Abraham Lincoln think. Leadership quotes inspire us.

But they also challenge us to reflect upon our own abilities to be a great leader. What am I doing well? What can I improve to become a better leader?

I’m pretty sure you agree true leadership is an important success component for any organization – large or small. Over the years I collected over 250 inspiring quotes about leadership and teamwork.

Here you will find my 25 favorite ones in 3 different formats: a YouTube video, an infographic and easy-to-use quote images.

Enjoy!

Quotes about Leadership and Teamwork

25 Leadership Quotes [Video]

This amazing video was made by visual artist Axelle from Axellerator.

25 Inspirational Leadership Quotes [Infographic]

Here’s an infographic with 25 famous quotes about leadership.
 

25 Great Inspiring Quotes [The List]

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

General George Patton


Leadership Quotes - Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way - General George Patton

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Jack Welch


Leadership Quotes - Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others - Jack Welch

Leadership is action, not position.

Donald H. McGannon


Leadership Quotes - Leadership is action, not position - Donald H. McGannon

Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

John C. Maxwell


Leadership Quotes - Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another - John C. Maxwell

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Theodore Roosevelt


Leadership Quotes - The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it - Theodore Roosevelt

Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.

John Zenger


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One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

Arnold Glasow


Leadership Quotes 6

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Abraham Lincoln


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A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.

John Maxwell


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You don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership.

Dwight Eisenhower


Leadership Quotes - You don’t lead by hitting people over the head—that’s assault, not leadership - Dwight Eisenhower

Quotes about Leadership and Teamwork: 11 – 20

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Eleanor Roosevelt


Leadership Quotes - To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart - Eleanor Roosevelt

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets people to do the greatest things.

Ronald Reagan


Leadership Quotes - The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets people to do the greatest things - Ronald Reagan

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

John C. Maxwell


Leadership Quotes - Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them - John Maxwell

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

Rosalynn Carter, former first lady of the United States


Great Leadership Quotes - A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be - Rosalynn Carter, former first lady of the United States

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Max Lucado


Leadership Quotes - A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd - Max Lucado

To lead people, walk behind them.

Lao Tzu


Leadership Quotes - To lead people, walk behind them - Lao Tzu

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Harold McAlindon


Leadership Quotes - Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail - Harold McAlindon

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.

John C. Maxwell


Great Leadership Quotes - A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him - John C. Maxwell

Nobody rises to low expectations.

Calvin Lloyd


Great Leadership Quotes - Nobody rises to low expectations- Calvin Lloyd

It is better to have one person working with you, than three working for you.

Unknown


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Quotes about Leadership and Teamwork: 21 – 25

Leadership is a choice you make, not a place you sit.

Robert F. Tucker


Leadership Quotes- Leadership is a choice you make, not a place you sit - Robert F. Tucker

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

John Maxwell


Leadership Quotes - A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way - John Maxwell

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

Stephen R. Covey


Leadership Quotes - Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall - Stephen R. Covey

First rule of leadership: everything is your fault.

A Bug’s Life


Leadership Quote - First rule of leadership: everything is your fault - A Bug’s Life, the movie

There’s plenty of room at the top, but there’s no room to sit down

Helen Downey


Leadership Quote - There's plenty of room at the top, but there's no room to sit down - Helen Downey

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