The 360 Degree Leader Quotes

“How to prepare someone for leadership:
I do it.
I do it and you watch.
You do it and I watch.
You do it.
You do it and someone else watches.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“The way President Abraham Lincoln is said to have handled a person who had a know-it-all attitude. Lincoln asked, “How many legs will a sheep have if you call a tail a leg?”
“Five,” the man answered.
“No,” replied Lincoln, “he’ll still have four, because calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it one.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Experience alone isn’t a good enough teacher – evaluated experience is.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“The closest to perfection people ever come is when they write their resumes .”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“How do I fit in my area or department? • How do all the departments fit into the organization? • Where does our organization fit in the market? • How is our market related to other industries and the economy?”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“When we are fully and totally networked, we are powerful.1 Sanders believes that along with knowledge and compassion, your network is your most valuable asset.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Thomas Jefferson said, “It’s wonderful how much can be done if we are always working.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“President Abraham Lincoln said, “I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Give to others? Why? I have needs too”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“you must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“You can’t change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. It’s not what you are going to do, but it’s what you are doing now that counts.” —NAPOLEON HILL”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Influencing others is a matter of disposition, not position.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“The rewards leaders give are counterbalanced by the results that their people give in return.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“There is definitely a link between ownership and success. You don’t get the latter without the former,”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“What’s worse than training your people and losing them? Not training them and keeping them.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Leadership is more than management. Leadership is: • People more than projects • Movement more than maintenance • Art more than science • Intuition more than formula • Vision more than procedure • Risk more than caution • Action more than reaction • Relationships more than rules • Who you are more than what you do If you want to influence others, then you must learn to lead.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“people don’t function like machines. They have feelings. They think. They have problems, hopes, and dreams. Though people can be managed, they would much rather be led. And when they are led, they perform at a much higher level.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Occasionally someone will ask me about how ego fits into the leadership equation. They’ll want to know what keeps a leader from having a huge ego. I think the answer lies in each leader’s pathway to leadership. If people paid their dues and gave their best in obscurity, ego is usually not a problem.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“You learn resiliency and tenacity during tough assignments, not easy ones. When tough choices have to be made and results are difficult to achieve, leaders are forged.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Years ago, I used to tell new leaders I hired that every person in our organization walked around with two buckets. One bucket contained water, and the other gasoline. As leaders, they would continually come across small fires, and they could pour water or gasoline on a fire. It was their choice.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“If you want to get ahead, leading up is much better than kissing up.” —DAN REILAND”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“They are more like Henry Ford, who said, “Don’t find a fault; find a remedy.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“ESTÉ DISPUESTO A HACER LO QUE OTROS NO HARÁN”
― John C. Maxwell, Líder de 360°: Cómo desarrollar su influencia desde cualquier posición en su organización

“Colin Powel dijo: «Cuando estamos debatiendo algo, la lealtad significa darme su opinión honesta, sin pensar si me gustará o no. El desacuerdo en ese momento me estimula, pero una vez que una decisión ha sido tomada, el debate acabó. De allí en adelante, la lealtad significa ejecutar la decisión como si fuera la suya».”
― John C. Maxwell, Líder de 360°: Cómo desarrollar su influencia desde cualquier posición en su organización

“mayoría de los buenos líderes desean la perspectiva que sus personas de confianza ven. El experto en ventas Burton Bigelow dijo: «Muy pocos ejecutivos grandes desean estar rodeados de personas que sólo saben decir “Si”. Su más grande debilidad es el hecho de que esas personas construyen una pared ficticia alrededor del ejecutivo, cuando él sólo desea la verdad».”
― John C. Maxwell, Líder de 360°: Cómo desarrollar su influencia desde cualquier posición en su organización

“«No es difícil ser bueno de vez en cuando en los deportes. Lo que es difícil es ser bueno todos los días». —WILLIE MAYS”
― John C. Maxwell, Líder de 360°: Cómo desarrollar su influencia desde cualquier posición en su organización

“La ayuda que usted le da al líder, por lo general hace que el líder le ayude a usted.”
― John C. Maxwell, Líder de 360°: Cómo desarrollar su influencia desde cualquier posición en su organización

“¿Tiene usted un amigo o un familiar que siempre hace que las cosas sean más fáciles para usted, que parece añadirle valor cada vez que usted y esa persona están juntos? Si lo tiene, le aseguro que esa persona tiene un lugar muy especial en su corazón. De la misma manera, los que ayudan con la carga tienen un lugar especial en los corazones de sus líderes.”
― John C. Maxwell, Líder de 360°: Cómo desarrollar su influencia desde cualquier posición en su organización