The 77 Best Quotes to Inspire Leadership in Hard Times
For advice on the days ahead, look to the voices of those who came before.
“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” — John Kenneth Galbraith
In times of duress and difficulty, it is imperative for leaders to rise from the shadows and steer the people into a future of possibility and hope. Leadership is not always assigned, rather it is clarified in times of trial. As John Kenneth Galbraith said, leadership is the confrontation of the major anxiety of their people in their time.
These days are perhaps the greatest window for leadership many of us have seen in our lifetime. On the back-end of difficulty is the opportunity. Not exploitative opportunity, as some may attempt, but the opportunity to see sparks of courage, wisdom, innovation, and character take hold and fan into flame, fueled by a crisis and the need for steady and strong men and women to stand against the tide of incoming despair.
