Quotes About Leader And Boss

“The ideal boss for a growing leader is probably a good boss with major flaws, so that one can learn all the complex lessons of what to do and what not to do simultaneously.”

— Warren G. Bennis

“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss ... The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

“If you're a boss, and not a leader, your time is limited.”

— T.F. Hodge

“For a team to succeed, responsibility must go down deep into the organization, down to the roots. Getting that to happen requires a leader who will delegate responsibility and authority to the team. Stephen Covey remarked, "People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work, because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses." Good leaders seldom restrict their teams; they release them.”

— John C. Maxwell

“In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people ... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.”

— Ken Blanchard

“A leader is admired, a boss is feared.”

— Vicente Del Bosque

“A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.”

— Harry S. Truman

“When a leader replaces the value of selfless service with selfish ambition they have officially regressed back into a boss.”

— Noel DeJesus

“Anyone who wants to be a leader must be the servant, not the boss, of those he wants to serve.”

— Aminu Kano

“Remember the difference between a boss and a leader. A boss says, Go! A leader says, Let's go!”

— George E. M. Kelly

“The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill.”

— Harry Gordon Selfridge

“The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO!”

— Harry Gordon Selfridge

“The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says 'I'; The leader says 'We'.”

— Harry Gordon Selfridge

“The boss says 'I'; the leader, 'we'.”

— Harry Gordon Selfridge

“According to [the Bible], a leader is first and foremost a servant. His concern is not for himself; his concern is not to give orders, to boss other people around, to have his own way. His concern is to meet the needs of others.”

— Wayne Mack

“As a leader, it is vitally important that you keep in touch with your boss on a regular, sacrosanct basis. Chances are your boss can provide an aerial view that will make your path more clear.”

— Laurie Beth Jones

“The teacher loses the position of external boss or dictator but takes on that of leader of group activities”

— John Dewey