Andrew Carnegie on Leadership Quotes

"You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best work for you."

"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it."

"No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself."

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision."

"You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself."

"The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it."

"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community."

"The master spirits of the world are not the rule-makers, but the rule-breakers."

"Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs."

"The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do."

"The first thing that a man should learn is that he is a part of a great whole."

"One of the elements of success is the ability to inspire confidence in those with whom you deal."

"I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle."

"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."

"A man who has no focus is like a ship without a rudder."

"One of the best ways to get the best out of a man is to show him that you expect it."