Reflect on how the following quotes influence the way you think about leadership and empowerment:

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. Bill gates

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. — Jack Welch

An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success. Stephen Covey

How do these quotes affect your views on leadership? How can you use them to help guide and shape your personal leadership style? Which quote really spoke to you, and how might it influence the way you view the leadership power and authority in which you have been entrusted?