I will not accept your guidance and critique unless you are supportive and nurturing. On the other hand, you need to be continually demanding.

Left untended, knowledge and skill, like all assets, depreciate in value surprisingly quickly.

Before a leader can be accepted, let alone succeed, autonomous professionals must agree to be influenced by that person.

Professional is not a label you give yourself - it's a description you hope others will apply to you.

The noble path does win but only if you are prepared to make the investment over a long period of time.

When did you feel most fulfilled? When did you impress yourself, or otherwise feel most proud of yourself?

Your task as a leader is to help others to succeed, not to strive only for your own success. If I don't trust your motives, nothing else will matter -because my primary concern is your integrity.