Good leaders and great leaders
“A sign of a good leader is not how many followers you have but how many leaders you create.”
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi), Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who used nonviolent resistance to campaign for India's independence from the British.
Good leaders build products and services. Great leaders build cultures.
Good leaders help us climb ladders. Great leaders make sure our ladders are leaning against the right walls.
Good leaders ask us how we’re doing. Great leaders ask us how we’re really doing.
Good leaders are good people. Great leaders are too. But they don’t waste energy trying to prove it.
Good leaders hire good people. And hold them accountable. Great leaders hire great people. And ask them for advice.
Good leaders have strategy. And vision. Great leaders have principles. And values.
Good leaders are role models at work. They show us how to achieve professional success. Great leaders are role models in life. They show us how to be a spouse. A citizen. A parent. A neighbor. A friend.
Good leaders meet deadlines. And hit numbers.
Great leaders develop people.
And create more leaders.
