QUOTATION 42
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ON HOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE A LEADER
Use this as a way to evaluate your impact on followers.
John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was a statesman and sixth President of the United States of America. His definition of a leader is predicated on the effect that they have on their followers. Thus:
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
John Quincy Adams
WHAT TO DO
- Followers are not just inspired by what leaders achieve. They are inspired by the leader’s story. Did they become successful by being ruthless, driven and greedy like Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, or did they become the biggest man in town by always putting the needs of others first, like George ...
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