Here are some of the favorite quotes on leadership and management that I come across that I would like to share. The last quote is a great case of leadership by example:

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. —- Brin

we have, i fear, confused power with greatness. —– Udall

we thought, because we had power, we had wisdom. —- Benet

Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
—– James Baldwin

I once heard this story from my father about 25 years ago, when I was still in high school. I had come home almost crying, and this is an old chinese tale:

A farmer, who was considered a sage in the locality, had a prized horse which was the envy of the town. One day, the horse vaulted the gate and disappeard, and neighbors were lamenting him about his misfortune. He nonchalantly said, “well, good luck, bad luck, that’s life!”.

A few days after, his horse came back, this time with several more horses together. The neighbors once again congratulated him on his good fortune, and he nonchalantly said, “good luck, Read the rest of this entry »