Quotes about Authority
Position is a poor substitute for influence.
— John Maxwell
True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned. It comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned. The only thing a title can buy is a little time—either to increase your level of influence with others or to undermine it.
— John Maxwell
When it comes to identifying a real leader, that task can be much easier. Don't listen to the claims of the person professing to be the leader. Don't examine his credentials. Don't check his title. Check his influence. The proof of leadership is found in the followers.
— John Maxwell
2. God commanded both male and female to have dominion (v. 27). Both men and women have been given the ability and authority to lead. Leadership is not gender specific.
— John Maxwell
Even the choicest words lose their power when they are used to overpower.
— John Maxwell
THE INSTRUMENT OF LEADERSHIP
— John Maxwell
But empowering others by giving them your authority has the same effect as sharing information: You haven't lost anything. You have increased the ability of others without decreasing yourself.
— John Maxwell
Only a leader who has followed well knows how to lead others well. Good leadership requires an understanding of the world that followers live in. Connecting with your people becomes possible because you have walked in their shoes. You know what it means to be under authority and thus have a better sense of how authority should be exercised. In contrast, leaders who have never followed well or submitted to authority tend to be prideful, unrealistic, rigid, and autocratic. "Civilization
— John Maxwell
Remind yourself that leadership is a privilege and responsibility more than anything else.
— John Maxwell
If you don't have influence, you will never be able to lead others.
— John Maxwell
One of the quickest ways to gain credibility with an individual, a group, or an audience is to borrow it from someone who already has credibility with them.
— John Maxwell
People don't want to be managed. They want to be led. Whoever heard of a world manager? World leader, yes. Education leader, yes. Political leader. Religious leader. Scout leader. Community leader. Labor leader. Business leader. Yes. They lead.
— John Maxwell