Peter Drucker Quotes

Judge us not by the rhetoric; judge us by the results.

Leadership is not what you said on the Senate floor. It’s not what you’ve said. It’s what you’ve done.

A good leader doesn't get stuck behind a desk.

Everybody manages differently and as far as I'm concerned the results are the only thing that counts.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you're working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective.

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

Good leadership is to know when to go, and you only succeed as a good leader if you've transported someone else in and the company gets stronger. Then you've succeeded as leader.

The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

Leadership matters most, and optimism and unity comes from the leader.

What makes a leader is to recognize what can be done and not only what is desirable.

To be a leader is to be awake and dissatisfied at all times. Leadership is action. Leadership is influence

He who does something at the head of one Regiment, will eclipse him who does nothing at the head of a hundred.

There are the talkers and there are the doers.

I can tell people a story that they believe in and get behind. So I'm good at the leadership part. But I've always said that I'm a terrible manager. I'm not good at giving feedback.

The role of a leader is to create a reality and not to be influenced by polls.

As a business owner, leadership is more than just telling others what to do. Leadership is about the investment we make into others and the responsibilities we accept for being the voice and direction that others count on.

The bottom line is the best way to lead is to play well.

Successful leaders surround themselves with intelligent people.

Effectiveness comes from those qualitative things that give you the ability to network, communicate, and lead people toward an outcome they can't see.

People care about performance and results above all else.

The main thing for me - as a leader, anyway, is that you perform well. That's most of the battle.

My actions will speak louder than words.

Leaders, whether in the family, in business, in government, or in education, must not allow themselves to mistake intentions for accomplishments .