Quotes about Authority

People who think they're leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.

The leader's prayer written by Pauline H. Peters: "God, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.

The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.

Influencing others is a matter of disposition, not position.

For a team to succeed, responsibility must go down deep into the organization, down to the roots. Getting that to happen requires a leader who will delegate responsibility and authority to the team. Stephen Covey remarked, "People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work, because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses." Good leaders seldom restrict their teams; they release them."

Decision is the ultimate power. Decisions shape destiny.

There never was yet a people who must not have somebody or something to represent the dignity of the state.

If we give the bureaucrats our children, we may as well give them everything else.

You're not a leader if you haven't been elected.

God has spoken, and when God speaks, the majority has spoken.

Customers trust a guide who has a plan.

When we demonstrate empathy and authority, our customer instantly recognizes we are the person who can help them win the day.