You can help determine your team's enthusiasm for the change by focusing on the entrance of potential while you are working through the exit of the past.

The truth is that problems won't just go away.

Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.

Guard your integrity as if it's your most precious leadership possession, because that is what it is.

Your job is not to lower the bottom by adjusting for and accommodating the lowest-performing employees. You should be raising the top by recognizing and rewarding superstar behavior.

A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.

You are the chief bucket filler, and the best way to fill buckets is with excellent communication.