You can't talk about leadership without talking about responsibility and accountability...you can't separate the two. A leader must delegate responsibility and provide the freedom to make decisions, and then be held accountable for the results.

Leadership is the ability of a single individual through his or her actions to motivate others to higher levels of achievement.

You can't talk about leadership without talking about responsibility and accountability...you can't separate the two. A leader must delegate responsibility and provide the freedom to make decisions, and then be held accountable for the results.

We depend on you to do the right thing; right for both you and the company. It is no exaggeration to say that IBM's reputation is in your hands.

Good people need room to develop. They have to find their own voice . . . each IBMer is a businessperson working within the framework of the company structure.

. . . top management should spend 40 to 50 percent of its time educating and motivating its people . . .

A real leader has the ability to motivate others to their highest level of achievement; then gives them the opportunity and the freedom to grow.