The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Quotes

“If you don’t like the crop you are reaping, check the seed you are sowing.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“Never “for the sake of peace and quiet” deny your own experience or convictions. —Dag Statesman and Nobel Peace Prize Winner”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“Every time you speak to people, give them something to feel, something to remember, and something to do.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“When an archer misses the mark he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull’s-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“English heart surgeon Martyn Lloyd-Jones asserted, “Most unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself rather than talking to yourself.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“If we did all the things we were capable of doing,” he once said, “we would literally astound ourselves.”
― John Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“How would you rate yourself when it comes to charisma? Are other people naturally attracted to you? Are you well liked? If not, you may possess one of these roadblocks to charisma: Pride. Nobody wants to follow a leader who thinks he is better than everyone else. Insecurity. If you are uncomfortable with who you are, others will be too. Moodiness. If people never know what to expect from you, they stop expecting anything. Perfectionism. People respect the desire for excellence, but dread totally unrealistic expectations. Cynicism. People don’t want to be rained on by someone who sees a cloud around every silver lining. If you can stay away from these qualities, you can cultivate charisma.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“Any business or industry that pays equal rewards to its goof-offs and its eager-beavers sooner or later will find itself with more goof-offs than eager-beavers.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“La concentración dividida siempre trabaja en forma negativa.”
― John C. Maxwell, Las 21 cualidades indispensables de un líder

“As you interact with people, you certainly want to pay attention to the factual content of the conversation. But don't ignore the emotional content. Sometimes you can learn more about what's really going on by reading between the lines.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“If you don't already have a mentor, go out and find one. If you can't get someone to help you in person, begin the process by reading books. That's where I got started. The main thing is to get the process under way.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“Opportunity doesn't come to the door knocking. You've got to go out and look for it.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“Courage,” he said, “is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

“Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple. —John C. Maxwell”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“•Find someone to mentor. Once you reach a certain level in your leadership, the most valuable thing you have to give is yourself. Find someone to pour your life into. Then give him time and resources to become a better leader.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“only secure leaders exhibit servanthood.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“A leader with great passion and few skills always outperforms a leader with great skills and no passion.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“60 percent of all management problems are the result of faulty communications.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“Crisis doesn’t necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“The longest distance between two points is a shortcut.” That’s really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” If you want to lead on the highest level, be willing to serve on the lowest.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence. —Bernard Montgomery,”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader

“Leaders are effective because of who they are on the inside—in the qualities that make them up as people. And to go to the highest level of leadership, people have to develop these traits from the inside out.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader