25 Quotes from "High Road Leadership"

 

"You can say anything, but what you do shows who you really are." - John Maxwell

Note: Please feel free to use the quote graphics below by right-clicking the graphic and saving or copying the image. These quotes have been taken from John C. Maxwell's book, "High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides," a book I strongly commend to you. These quotes spoke to me when I discovered them. I share them with you to pass along the moments of reflection and resonation I felt and found.

"I want more FOR you than I want FROM you." - John Maxwell

"The reality is that each of us is either a plus or a minus in the lives of others. We add value or we subtract it. We give or we take." - John Maxwell

"If you want to develop leaders, then always give them the why behind every decision so that they see the bigger picture." - John Maxwell

"If your teammates can't depend on you all the time, then they can't depend on you any of the time. And that weakens the team." - John Maxwell

"Every person you work with has the potential to become an ally or an adversary depending on how you treat them." - John Maxwell

"How we see people is how we treat people." - John Maxwell

"For the sake of the people we lead, we must take care of ourselves." - John Maxwell

"One of the greatest causes of frustration and wastes of physical and emotional energy is worrying about something you can do nothing about." - John Maxwell

"Focus your life upon your opportunities, not your problems. Focus on the vision you want to accomplish, not the obstacles along the way." - John Maxwell

"Leadership is problem-solving." - John Maxwell

"The more I earn and the more I learn, the more I have to return to others." - John Maxwell

"One of the best things you can do as a leader is give others experiences." - John Maxwell

"An environment that values learning invites people to acknowledge what they don't know, test ideas, challenge assumptions, and make mistakes." - John Maxwell

"It is hard to listen and learn when you think you already know everything." - John Maxwell

"How we view things is how we do things." - John Maxwell

"Valuing people is an intentional action." - John Maxwell

"When you believe people can achieve, improve, be more than they are, and make a contribution to the world, you will value them and add value to them by investing in them." - John Maxwell

"It is always easier to make a negative point than to make a positive difference." - john Maxwell

"I had to learn that it was more important for me to love people than for them to love me if I was to become an effective leader." - John Maxwell

"Instead of focusing on self, we must focus on the well-being of others. Instead of promoting ourselves, we must promote others. Instead of gathering attention for our benefit, we must direct it to others. We must look for the good in people to try to bring out their best." - John Maxwell

"Conversation and collaboration will always come up with better answers than isolation and exclusion." - John Maxwell

"No matter what the circumstances, if we want to be good leaders, we must come to the table, sit in the middle without choosing a side, listen to others, and work to bring people together." - John Maxwell

"Over my many years in politics and business I have found one thing to be universally true: the kindest person in the room is often the smartest." - John Maxwell

"I have come to the conclusion that everything rises or falls on LEADERSHIP." - John Maxwell