“A leader does not impose a decision, he molds one.”
「領導者不強加決定於他人，他促使一個決定成形。」– 納爾遜‧曼德拉 (前南非總統)
“Change hurts. It makes people insecure, confused, and angry. People want things to be the same as they’ve always been, because that makes life easier. But, if you’re a leader, you can’t let your people hang on to the past.”
「改變是疼痛的，它讓人感到不安全、困惑或生氣。人們想要事情都和過去一樣，因為這會讓生活更好過。但如果你是領導者，你不能讓手下沉溺在過去。」– 理察·馬辛克 (美國海軍海豹部隊指揮)
“What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.”
「我在過去真正學到的是，樂觀是領導非常、非常重要的一環。」– 勞勃·艾格 (迪士尼執行長)
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
「如果你的行為鼓舞別人夢想更多、學習更多、行動更多及改變更多，你即是位領導者。」– 西蒙·斯涅克 (勵志演說家)
“No leader sets out to be a leader. People set out to live their lives, expressing themselves fully. When that expression is of value, they become leaders. So the point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, to use yourself completely – all your skills, gifts and energies – in order to make your vision manifest. You must withhold nothing. You, must, in sum, become the person you started out to be, and to enjoy the process of becoming.”
「沒有領導者的出發點是成為領導者，他們的出發點只是過日子，並完全地展現自己，但當那個展現俱有價值，他們就會成為領導者。所以重點不是成為領導者，而是成為你自己，完全地運用自己 – 你所有的技能、天賦及能量 – 好讓你的願景得以實現。你必須毫無保留，你必須，簡而言之，成為你一開始就想成為的人，並享受那個成為的過程。」– 華倫．班尼斯 (領導力專家)
“Leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve – and to do that with a purpose.”
「領導是有關鼓勵他人、激發他們，讓他們成就他們所能成就的事 – 且行動時有著目標。」– 克莉絲蒂娜·拉加德 (國際貨幣基金總裁)
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
「領導者知道方法、身體力行，並示範給別人看。」– 約翰‧麥斯威爾 (領導力專家)
“Leaders must go ahead even when moving ahead is controversial… You must be ahead of time, because if you want to represent the status quo, what do you need leaders for?”
「領導者必須向前行，即便他的行動有爭議性… 你必須走在時代的前面，因為如果你只代表現狀，那我們還需要領導做什麼？」– 希蒙·佩雷斯 (前以色列總統)
“Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.”
「好領導者讓自己被不同觀點的人圍繞，讓他們提出不同意見而不害怕被懲處。」– 桃莉絲．基恩斯．古德溫 (傳記作家)
“Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.”
「領導者不培養跟隨者，他們培養更多的領導者。」– 湯姆‧彼得斯 (企管作家)
“If one aspired to wear the captain’s cap and navigate the ship of business, personality and the ability to talk are more important than a knowledge of Latin verbs or a sheepskin from Harvard.”
「一個人若想在商場裡戴起船長的帽子，個性及說話能力，比起對文法的了解及哈佛文憑，都還來得重要。」– 羅威爾‧湯瑪士 (記者)
“Over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.”
「這些年來我發現，一些領導特質是共通的，通常是找出方法，鼓勵人們結合他們的努力、天份、見解、熱忱及激動一起共事。」– 伊麗莎白二世
“To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.”
「對我來說，好發號施令不是一個貶義的詞，它意謂一個人有熱忱、致力於某事、有企圖心且不介意領導。」– 艾米·波勒 (女演員)
“The best kind of leader: one who creates independence, not dependence.”
「最好的領導者讓人能夠獨立，而非依賴。」– 葛羅莉亞·斯坦能 (女權主義者)
“The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.”
「卓越領導的徵兆，主要展現自他的屬下。」– 麥克斯．帝普雷 (執行長)
“Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one’s superiors; care for one’s crew.”
「領導有如雙向道路，對上忠誠及對下忠誠，尊敬你的上司，照顧你的下屬。」– 葛麗絲‧霍珀 (電腦工程師)
“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”
「領導不是透過言語，而是透過態度及行動。」– 哈羅德‧傑寧 (執行長)
“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
「一個領導者的本質，反映在他們為自己訂定的標準。」– 雷‧克羅克 (企業家)
“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
「領導者的工作不是把卓越注入人類，而是把它引發出來，因為卓越原本就在。」– 約翰·布肯 (政治家)
“Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.”
「讓我定義一個領導者。他必須有遠見和熱情，不要害怕任何問題。相反地，他要知道如何擊敗它。最重要的是，他做事必須正直。」– 阿卜杜爾·卡拉姆 (前印度總統)
