Alexander the Great led by personal example, and had the scars to prove it. In a speech to his men who were threatening to mutiny, he won them over with this line worth remembering.
In this “Lines for Leaders,” John Wooden cites a Texas track coach who gave unusually succinct advice to his runners; we can learn a lot from his approach.
Boris Yeltsin presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union; here’s what he said about the dangers of fighting to gain power, and the difficulty of keeping it.