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If Your Actions Inspire People to Dream More, Learn More, Do More and Become More, Then You Are A Leader

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Apparently, John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States said that. I like that quote because, while so much writing, research, and advice focuses on what leaders say and do (which is right), sometimes people forget that the measure of a leader is found in how he or she affects others, and Adams makes the point so well.

I encountered this quote in an "inspirational" slide deck with music called "Are You A Leader," which was apparently done by a company called Signature. A reader named Matt was kind enough to point me to it, suggesting I might like it.  I did like a lot of the quotes in it and it was well done, although it is a little too pretty and uncritical for my tastes, but that probably says more about my personality than the quality of the deck — which was clearly done with much thought and care.

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64 responses to “If Your Actions Inspire People to Dream More, Learn More, Do More and Become More, Then You Are A Leader”

  1. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

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  2. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

    Reply
  3. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

    Reply
  4. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

    Reply
  5. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

    Reply
  6. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

    Reply
  7. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

    Reply
  8. DC Jobs Avatar
    DC Jobs

    If speech has no effect, then it’s like the proverbial tree falling in the forest.
    There is another quote in the same vain, that I like from author Mark Batterson, he says that “a prophet is someone who encourages others.”

    Reply
  9. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

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  10. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

    Reply
  11. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

    Reply
  12. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

    Reply
  13. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

    Reply
  14. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

    Reply
  15. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

    Reply
  16. davidburkus Avatar
    davidburkus

    Great quote. I’d imagine the only corporate leaders, then, are the ones that arise at W.L. Gore & Co.

    Reply
  17. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  18. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  19. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  20. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  21. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  22. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  23. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  24. Thomas Avatar
    Thomas

    Here’s a (hopefully) provocative thought. Does the ONE asshole rule not imply that an asshole (if working alone) can make people
    Dream More
    Learn More
    Do More and
    Become More?
    I think Jeff Pfeffer was right to emphasize that chapter on the virtues of assholes. The asshole as leader?

    Reply
  25. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  26. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  27. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  28. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  29. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  30. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  31. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  32. Wayne Avatar
    Wayne

    Very good quote-
    I think our global corporate CEOs could take a lesson from POTUS# 6!
    Best-
    Wayne

    Reply
  33. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  34. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  35. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  36. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  37. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  38. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  39. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  40. Leticia Britos Cavagnaro Avatar
    Leticia Britos Cavagnaro

    Bob,
    you might like this other 3-min leadership lesson as well:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=player_embedded

    Reply
  41. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  42. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  43. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  44. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  45. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  46. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  47. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  48. Peter Edstrom Avatar
    Peter Edstrom

    Thanks for the post. Great quote. I like it so much better than the do-things-right/right-things quote so often used about managers and leaders.

    Reply
  49. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  50. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  51. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  52. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  53. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  54. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  55. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  56. IMD_OWP Avatar
    IMD_OWP

    Leadership is a very important trait. Leading at the edge means playing to win as an individual, as a team, and as an organization. Companies that create a leadership development culture excel because they become talent magnets by always providing people with opportunities to learn, grow, and build leadership competencies. Regardless of their professional and organizational roles, all top leaders must understand how leadership, culture, and operational effectiveness are closely intertwined to achieve outstanding results. At the IMD OWP 2010 you will learn what leaders in the top companies, who are known for their outstanding leadership cultures, do so successfully to continue leading at the edge

    Reply
  57. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

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  58. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

    Reply
  59. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

    Reply
  60. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

    Reply
  61. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

    Reply
  62. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

    Reply
  63. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

    Reply
  64. Kingsley Tagbo Avatar
    Kingsley Tagbo

    There is a difference between how the current digital age values thought leaders … those who influence others through the ideas, opinions, words, writings and how the generation of John Quincy Adams values their president.
    In our days, there is a strong emphasis on influence at the expense of character development … does morals or character still count towards the measure of a leader?

    Reply

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