20 Powerful Leadership Quotes

I believe every one of us is a born leader. It's just that some people have tapped into that capability more than others. Don't doubt it for a moment, though. If you choose to be a leader in the world or in some sphere of your life, you have it within you to be a great one. Here are some leadership quotes I've coined and captured over the years. May they inspire you to be the leader you were born to be.

1. You must be a credible leader before you can be an incredible leader. ~Ray Davis
2. Leadership begins with service and a desire to succeed by helping others to succeed. ~Lolly Daskal
3. Leadership is not a title or a position. Leadership is a mindset; a way of life. ~Ray Davis
4. A man who wants to lead an orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. ~James Crook
5. Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ~Dwight Eisenhower
6. Follow your compass and not your clock. ~Anne Moore
7. A great leader does not have to be the smartest person in the room. He or she just needs to know who is. ~Ray Davis
8. Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together." ~Jesse Jackson
9. One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you. ~Dennis A. Peer
10. Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives. ~Oprah Winfrey
11. In many organizations, there is a vaccuum where leadership is needed. Be courageous enough to step into that void. ~Ray Davis
12. Leadership simply begins with the courage to be yourself. So everyone else can be, too. ~Tim Fargo
13. Be the kind of leader that you would follow. ~Unknown
14. Leadership is sometimes just a matter of being the one to fill the idea vacuum. ~Ray Davis
15. If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re mot making decisions. ~ Catherine Cook
16. People buy into a leader before they buy into the vision. ~John C. Maxwell
17. In order to lead others, you must first know how to lead yourself. ~Julie Hutchison
18. Leadership is not just what happens when you're there, it's what happens when you're not. - Ken Blanchard
19. Being positive in a negative situation isn't naive. It's leadership. ~Lori Moreno
20. A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him become stars. ~ Simon Sinek

There's no shortage of need for leadership. Have the courage to claim your opportunities to lead.

Ray