Well, a new mayor for Moose Jaw! Congratulations to Clive Tolley as the new elected official and to all of the other candidates for putting themselves out there to run for office; it sure was a close race to the finish!
In many capacities, most everyone is a leader of something/someone and is looked up to by others for direction, whether it be in business, community service, politics or even as a family headship.
Words of inspiration and motivation are always uplifting and empowering, encouraging us all to be the best we can be. Here are a number of quotes to ponder on the subject:
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." --Woodrow Wilson
"A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them." --M.D. Arnold
"Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work." --Seth Godin
"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
"To add value to others, one must first value others." --John Maxwell
"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur
"The task of the leader is to get their people from where they are to where they have not been." --Henry Kissinger
"I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people." --Mahatma Gandhi
"When people talk, listen completely." --Ernest Hemingway
"One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." --Arnold Glasow
"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." --Ray Kroc
"True leadership lies in guiding others to success--in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well." --Bill Owens
"Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it." --David Star Jordan
"Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50 percent of your time in leading yourself--your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct. Invest at least 20 percent leading those with authority over you and 15 percent leading your peers." --Dee Hock
"Leaders don't inflict pain, they share pain." --Max Depree
"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality." --Warren G. Bennis
"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit." --Arnold Glasow
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." --John Maxwell
"Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems." --Brian Tracy
"The things we fear most in organizations--fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances--are the primary sources of creativity." --Margaret Wheatley
"The price of greatness is responsibility." --Winston Churchill
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