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.

There is no 'grand conspiracy' preventing your from accomplishing what you need to do.

When you write things down, you commit to doing them. If you simply tell me what you want to do, there is really no commitment to getting it done.

Leadership can't be claimed like luggage at the airport. Leadership can't be inherited, even though you may inherit a leadership position. And leadership can't be given as a gift - even if you've been blessed with an abundance of leadership skills to share with someone else. Leadership must be earned by mastering a defined set of skills and by working with others to achieve common goals.

For you to be successful and provide your employees with the necessary tools for success, you and your boss must work together - no matter what.

Never lower your standards just to fill a position. You will pay for it later.

Enthusiasm is something you can't fake, and it has a tremendous effect on everyone around you.