People know that pursuing a mission without achieving results is dispiriting; achieving results without a mission is meaningless.

The leader beyond the millennium will not be the leader who has learned the lessons of how to do it, with ledgers of 'hows' balanced with 'its' that dissolve in the crashing changes ahead. The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character mind-set, values, principles, and courage.

When you see a roadblock or challenge as an opportunity, it is amazing how you are already halfway there.

... I try ... to use my own voice in a way that shows caring, respect, appreciation, and patience. Your voice, your language, help determine your culture. And part of how a corporate culture is defined is how the people who work for an organization use language.

The best part of the character and quality of the leader is expressing who you are in the work you do and how you do it.

The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage.

It's not hard work that wears you out, but the repression of your true personality, and I've found a way of working that does not demand that.