Naval Ravikant on Leadership Quotes

"If you want to lead, you must be willing to walk alone for a while."

"A leader is someone who takes responsibility for the outcome, not someone who takes credit for the results."

"Confidence is the foundation of effective leadership."

"Founders run the company. It’s their vision. If you don't like the vision, don't join the company."

"The most important leadership trait is the ability to see the world as it is, not as you want it to be."

"Courage is the most important trait of a leader, because it makes all others possible."

"Trust is the currency of leadership."

"If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room to lead."

"The ultimate leadership is leading by example, silently."

"To lead effectively, you must understand the incentives of every person in the room."

"Specific knowledge is the knowledge you cannot be trained for."

"The best leaders are the ones who empower others to lead themselves."

"If you can't see yourself working with someone for life, don't work with them for a day."

"A leader's value is measured by the quality of the decisions they make under pressure."

"The best management is no management."

"Don't follow a path. Create your own by being yourself."

"Clear thinking is the ultimate leverage."

"The world is full of people who want to lead but don't want to be responsible."

"A leader's job is to be a clear thinker and a decisive actor."

"Leadership is the art of getting people to do what they want to do to achieve a common goal."

"You don't become a leader by telling people what to do; you become a leader by doing what needs to be done."

"Leadership is earned through expertise and integrity, not granted by a title."

"The best leaders are the best learners."

"A great leader simplifies the mission so everyone knows exactly what to do."

"Decision making is everything. In an age of leverage, one correct decision can win everything."

"The first rule of leadership is to lead yourself first."

"The best leaders are students of human nature."

"Don't partner with cynics or pessimists; they are the enemies of innovation."

"Great people are internally motivated. Your job as a leader is not to motivate them, but to not demotivate them."

"You get paid for being right, not for being busy."

"Judgment is the most important skill for a leader in the modern age."

"The most successful leaders are those who can synthesize complex information into simple actions."

"Build a team of 'A players' who don't need to be told what to do."