Inspirational quotes for work from Successful Leaders

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” – Lao Tzu

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser 

“If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon.” – Jeff Bezos  

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford 

“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” – Colin Powell

“It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.” – Abraham Lincoln 

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” – Mark Zuckerberg 

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” – Robert Collier 

“Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent.” – Indra Nooyi 

“Don’t limit yourself. You can go as far as your mind lets you.” – Mary Kay Ash 

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” – Kenneth Blanchard 

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.” – Steve Jobs 

“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.” – George Bernard Shaw 

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson 

“To be successful, you must accept all challenges that come your way.” – Mike Gafka 

“Management is about arranging and telling; leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.” – Tom Peters 

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world.” – Margaret Mead 

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” – Jack Welch 

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” – Peter Drucker 

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams 

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 

“Understanding your employee’s perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.” – Kathryn Minshew  

“Clients do not come first. Employees come first.” – Richard Branson  

“To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.” – Doug Conant  

“Treat employees like they make a difference and they will.” – Jim Goodnight  

“Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it.” – Tony Hsieh  

“It’s about getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment.” – Marissa Mayer   

“Employees are a company’s greatest asset; they’re your competitive advantage.” – Anne M. Mulcahy   

“An employee’s job is to give his or her best work every day.” – Liz Ryan   

“Our mission statement about treating people with respect and dignity is not just words but a creed we live by every day.” – Howard Schultz  

“There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow.” – Jack Welch   

“Effective leadership is about understanding people’s needs.” – Unknown   

“Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves.” – Unknown   

“You don’t get any medal for trying something; you get medals for results.” – Bill Parcells  

“He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.” – Sun Tzu  

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” – Bruce Lee   

“He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much.” – James Allen   

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader  

“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well.” – Jim Rohn   

 “I have learned that success is not about what I accomplish in my life; rather it’s about what I inspire others to do.” – Unknown   

 “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things; he is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” – Ronald Reagan    

 “Leadership is not about being in charge; it’s about taking care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek    

“The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development.” – John Maxwell    

“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” – John Maxwell    

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” – Unknown    

“What inspires you to engage with your employees?” – David Grossman