10 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2025 (Part 2)

By Linda Fisher Thornton

Part 1 of this series included the first 5 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2025. This week I’m sharing 5 more:

“If we see leadership as only a privilege (and not a responsibility) we may be tempted by personal gain. If we see it as only a responsibility (and not a privilege), we may miss the joys of bringing out the potential of those we lead.”
Linda Fisher Thornton in Leaders Make the Ethical Path Clear

“Since moral growth is a lifelong pursuit, moral education needs to start early, and it needs to continue throughout our professional careers. This requires quite a bit more effort than just doing an “annual ethics training.” Since ethical leadership itself is multidimensional and nuanced, any ethical leadership development for leaders must be multifaceted and nuanced.”
Linda Fisher Thornton in Ethical Leadership Development: 15 Important Elements

“In our interconnected working world, where each economy affects all others around the world, ethical business practices need to be thought about more broadly than ever before.”
Linda Fisher Thornton in Ethical Leadership Development: Global Principles

“Joy is not something we simply hope for or wait for. It’s something we create through our everyday actions and relationships.”
Linda Fisher Thornton in Wishing You Joy

“In the lifelong quest to become our best selves, we need to stretch and grow and learn from our mistakes. Being a flexible and willing learner, we will more easily stay competent as the world changes around us.”
Linda Fisher Thornton in Ethical Leaders: 10 Behaviors to Avoid

As we begin 2025, make time to talk about values and how they are applied in your organization. Make sure all leaders across the organization are on the same page about what it means to lead ethically every day.