The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage.
Frances HesselbeinThe best part of the character and quality of the leader is expressing who you are in the work you do and how you do it.
Frances HesselbeinNo matter what business you're in, everyone in the organisation needs to know why
Frances HesselbeinKey to the societal significance of tomorrow's leaders is the way they embrace the totality of leadership, not just including 'my organization' but reaching beyond the walls as well.
Frances HesselbeinLeadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks or charismatic behaviors to advance your own personal interest, then people have every right to be cynical. But if your leadership flows first and foremost from inner character and integrity of ambition, then you can justly ask people to lend themselves to your organization and its mission.
Frances Hesselbein