If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a walk.
James M. KouzesYou can't lead others to places you don't want to go yourself. If you don't feel a burning passion for something, how in the world can you inspire and encourage others to share it?
James M. KouzesIt is striking how our language reveals the visual nature of our thoughts about the future state of affairs. When we invent the future, we try to get a mental picture of what things will be like long before we have begun the journey. Visions are our windows on the world of tomorrow.
James M. KouzesOnly those leaders who act boldly in times of crisis and change are willingly followed.
James M. Kouzes