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Quote card: The best leader does not persuade men to follow his will. He shows them what it is necessary for them to do in order to meet their responsibility.

“The best leader does not persuade men to follow his will. He shows them what it is necessary for them to do in order to meet their responsibility.”

Attributed to Mary Parker Follett, management thinker. Widely attributed; the original source has not been traced.

Rather than telling people what to do, show them what the job needs. Most will rise to it.

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