Jon Taffer Quotes

Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course.

The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.

Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.

I don't think you just become a leader.

It's harder for a leader to be born in a palace than to be born in a cabin.

Leadership is learned, earned, and discerned. You develop it. It's based on trust and credibility. Others see it in you. You can't demand it.

If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself.

We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.

Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it.

I think I have a natural ability to lead.

I think that you can't choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.

The ONLY thing leaders have in common is the shared decision to lead.

I've always felt that I'm a natural leader.

Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.

We have the best leaders and the most depth of leadership we've ever had. If I get hit by a truck, maybe it would get me out of the way and it would go better.

Though every human being on the planet has an inclination for leadership, most of us do not have the courage to cultivate it.

Being a leader is one thing I've never felt comfortable with. It's not my nature.

I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.

Leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person.

Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.

After nearly 6,000 years of evidence on the subject, one thing stands clear: the people who end up as leaders in any organization, large or small, are often the craziest guys around.