Lead with Integrity Quotes

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”

“Leadership is not about you; it's about investing in the growth of others.”

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

“A boss says, Go! A leader says, Let's go!”

“The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.”

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

“Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure.”

“Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done.”

“Dominance impresses; integrity endures.”

“The key responsibility of leadership is to think about the future. No one else can do it for you.”

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself.”

“The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.”

“Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.”

“A leader's job is to look into the future and see the organization not as it is, but as it should be.”

“To lead with fear is easy; to lead with trust is power.”

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.”

“Consensus: the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: 'I stand for consensus?'”

“I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.”

“The effective leader recognizes that they are more dependent on their people than they are on them. Walk softly.”

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

“Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.”

“Take care of your people, and they’ll take care of your business”

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or money.”

“The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching.”

“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.”

“Employees want to feel inspired by their leaders, hire individuals who will lead by example.”

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”

“Increasingly, management's role is not to organize work, but to direct passion and purpose.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“True authority and true leadership come from knowing who you are and not pretending to be anything else.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

“To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.”

“Leadership is not about being the best. It's about making everyone else better.”

“Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.”

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

“Wisdom equals knowledge plus courage. You have to not only know what to do and when to do it, but you have to also be brave enough to follow through.”

“Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.”

“Leaders become great not because of their power but because of their ability to empower others.”

“Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.”

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

“Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.”

“Lead with what's right, not who's right.”

“As a leader, it's a major responsibility on your shoulders to practice the behavior you want others to follow.”

“Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the rest.”

“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.”

“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”

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

“In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power.”

“There are no bad teams, only bad leaders.”

“A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision.”

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence.”

“The true measure of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.”

“Employees who are controlled cannot respond caringly. You need superior knowledge and real leadership, not management.”