John C. Maxwell - Leader Quotes

80 Sourced Quotes

View all John C. Maxwell Quotes
Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task.

John C. Maxwell
A leader's ability to convey confidence and his ability to communicate effectively are similar.

John C. Maxwell
Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you!

John C. Maxwell
It takes a lot of people to create a success. That's why I say that few leaders are successful unless a lot of people want them to be.

John C. Maxwell
As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.

John C. Maxwell
The leader's Attitude is like a thermostat for the place she works. If her attitude is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the environment is easy to work in. But if her attitude is bad, the temperature is insufferable.

John C. Maxwell
Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

John C. Maxwell
The great leaders in history were great not because of what they owned or earned but because of what they gave their lives to accomplish. They made a difference!

John C. Maxwell
People will not follow a leader who does not have confidence in himself.

John C. Maxwell
It takes a leader to know a leader, grow a leader, and show a leader.

John C. Maxwell
When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

John C. Maxwell
The first order of things to be changed is me, the leader. After I consider how hard it is to change myself, then I will understand the challenge of trying to change others. This is the ultimate test of leadership.

John C. Maxwell
Leaders provide for their people what the people cannot provide for themselves.

John C. Maxwell
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

John C. Maxwell
A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)

John C. Maxwell
Competence goes beyond words. It's the leader's ability to say it, plan it, and do it in such a way that others know that you know how - and know that they want to follow you.

John C. Maxwell
A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.

John C. Maxwell
Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in the journey developing them, and encouraging them to reach their potential. But they must hold on to people lightly. Those who start with you seldom finish with you.

John C. Maxwell
Knowing how to do a job is the accomplishment of labor - showing others is the accomplishment of the teacher - making sure the work is done by others is the accomplishment of the manager - inspiring others to do better work is the accomplishment of the leader.

John C. Maxwell
A leader's attitude is caught by his or her followers more quickly than his or her actions.

John C. Maxwell