I have a definition of success. For me it's very simple. It's not about wealth and fame and power. It's about how many shining eyes I have around me.

As leaders, we're giving out grades in every encounter we have with people. We can choose to give out grades as an expectation to live up to, and then we can reassess them according to performance. Or we can offer grades as a possibility to live into. The second approach is much more powerful.

Imagine Martin Luther King saying, 'I have a dream ... But I don't know if the others will buy it.'

Who am I being that my players' eyes are not shining?

I have a definition of success. For me it's very simple. It's not about wealth and fame and power. It's about how many shining eyes I have around me.

In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.