Management is a subtle art, requiring both vision and interpersonal skills. To inspire, guide and unite, there's nothing like a few well-chosen words. Discover 15 inspirational quotes that shed light on the many facets of leadership and offer a valuable insight into the manager's day-to-day role.
A true leader doesn't need to drive. He just needs to show the way.
Henry Miller, American writer
They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it.
Mark Twain, American writer
When you look in the right direction, all that remains is to move forward.
Siddharta Gautama Buddha, spiritual leader, founder of Buddhism
There are those who want it to happen, those who would like it to happen and those who make it happen.
Michael Jordan, American basketball player
If you have confidence in yourself, you will inspire confidence in others.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, German writer and philosopher
Competence without authority is as powerless as authority without competence.
Gustave Le Bon, French sociologist and social psychologist
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
Oscar Wilde, Irish writer
Alone, we go faster. Together, we go further.
African proverb
The best things that happen in the business world are not the result of the work of one man. It's the work of a whole team.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc.
Trust is a major factor: without it, no project can succeed.
Eric Tabarly, French yachtsman
Demand a lot from yourself and expect little from others. You will be spared a lot of trouble.
Confucius, Chinese philosopher
The best manager is the one who knows how to find the talent to do things, and who also knows how to curb his desire to interfere while they do them.
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
The first job of a manager is not to provide motivation but to remove obstacles.
Scott Adams, American author and cartoonist
When your business is thriving, you are only as good as your team. No one can do everything alone.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, American basketball player
When everything seems to be against you, remember that the plane takes off into the wind, not with it.
Henry Ford, American industrialist
