Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Ladder
138 quotes
"Leaders don’t hide good news from their followers. As long as they discover knowledge, they share knowledge. They leave part of them with people they meet; hence they are hardly missed when they are gone."
"When you are a person people can trust, they will call on upon you, love to be around you and work with you. A leader’s skills take him to people, but his character brings people to him."
"Leaders don’t leave people empty handed. They give them part of themselves through knowledge sharing and influence creation."
"You don’t miss great leaders because their impacts and footprints are always staring at you in the face."
"You can’t give what you don’t have. To lead people in a better way, mingle with them in body. But in knowledge, be far ahead of them!"
"Just as the bird needs wings to fly, a leader needs useful information to flow. Leaders learn."
"A self-leader cries for no followers by himself. He does his thing and people get to know him, chase him and learn from him."
"Leaders create awareness in their followers about the great potentials they carry and how to release them for the benefit of all. Leaders are motivators,"
"Leadership is built on inspirations. Inspiration does both the theoretical and the practical job. By inspiration, people are not only informed to know what is right. But they are also convinced to always do what’s right."
"Leaders don’t step on toes of dwarfs. They mount shoulders of giants."
"When motivation flows, people see work as interesting as music. They enjoy it till they do more than they could have done. Leaders motivate people to do greater things."
"Most great accomplishments do not look promising in the beginning. If you give up on a big dream too early, you have probably stepped on gold and mistook it for a rock."
"You can’t wake up one day and suddenly become a leader. You first discover that specific thing God created you for, develop it into something specific that the world will need, and then you have already leading started leading."
"When the lenses in the eyes of a leader captures tomorrow, they don't print the passport size of it. They make enlargements."
"The competency of people you mobilize to work with will determine the output you will receive. As a leader, always look for people who buy into your vision."
"Because of fear, most people don’t dream big. Because of fear, even those who dream big do not start working on them. Because of fear, those who start working on their dreams end up quitting too early."
"If you give up on a big dream too early, you have probably stepped on gold and mistook it for a rock."
"The failure of a person is wrapped in his ignorance about his strengths."
"Leaders say "no" to corruption. Anyone playing a role in governance, and is not ready to do this is not a leader."
"As a leader, you will see things you may never like to see; yours is to correct those things so that next time you open your eyes, you will see better things you wish to be seeing always. Leaders learn to right the wrong of society."
"Leaders don’t give excessive vocal orders. They humbly involve people and together cooperate with them to make a change happen."
"You can’t lead people if you aren’t going to focus on what’s relevant to you and them. Don’t worry about who is and who is not watching you. Consider what you have to watch."
"The choice to lead is nurtured by the willingness to rise above challenges of life."
"Leaders don't pray to God to fill their potholes. They ask God for shovels so they can do it by His grace. Pray practically."
"The main way people waste time is by complaining of their past wasted time. Leaders respond even if it seems to be late."