National Boss’s Day on Oct. 16 is a great time for employees to celebrate their manager or supervisor. Boss’s Day is also an opportunity for leaders to evaluate their performance and ensure they’re being a boss worthy of recognition. Find inspiration and motivation to bring your best to your team in these quotes:
- “Become the type of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.” —Brian Tracy, motivational speaker
- “The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.” —Andrew Carnegie, industrial philanthropist
- “If you want to lift the performance of the organisation, you have to lift yourself…my message to my team was always meet my bar, and that bar would constantly be moved up.” —Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo
- “If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” —James Cameron, filmmaker
- “Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” —Sam Walton, founder of Walmart Stores Inc.
- “You may be the boss, but you’re only as good as the people who work for you.” —Rear Admiral William Leahy, American naval officer and politician
- “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou, American author, poet, and civil rights activist
- “Relationship and connectedness are the pre-condition for change. Every meeting, every process, every training program has to get people connected first. Otherwise, the content falls on deaf ears. So small groups are an essential building block to any future you want to create.” —Peter Block, author and consultant
- “If you don’t have an evolving growth strategy, then you and your team are just driving around the block. You may be doing well, but you’re not going anywhere.” —Shannon Byrne Susko, author
- “The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of [their] effectiveness.” —Gen. Omar Bradley, U.S. Army Officer
