Business leaders | Powerful leadership quotes to inspire

It’s essential to have leaders to look up to. Even the most innovative and senior business leaders in the world adopt the practice of mentoring; Bill Gates has often spoken of his adoration for financial wizard Warren Buffet and discussed how Buffet’s powerful advice has helped him along on his own journey.

Luckily, these days you don’t need to know your potential mentor in person. The internet exists and on it is a whole host of amazing advice and mentorship from pretty much every influential leader in modern history. So, to help you along with your journey, we’ve compiled such quotes into one efficient article. ~ 

“The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action — an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign — even as the rest of the world wonders why you’re not marching in step with the status quo. In other words, real leaders are happy to zig while others zag. They understand that in an era of hyper-competition and non-stop disruption, the only way to stand out from the crowd is to stand for something special.”  Bill Taylor in conversation with Harvard Business Review

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Steve Jobs, Apple Co-Founder at an Apple lab event, as reported by Forbes