The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time and energy in developing your people.

Protecting underperformers always backfires.

Good leaders have a generosity gene.

Take lack of candor. ... I'm not talking about boldface lying, but a tendency to withhold information. That behavior is far more common, and it frustrates teams and bosses to no end.

The secret of success is changing the way you think.

You are not a leader to win a popularity contest-you are a leader to lead.

There is no straight line to a dream.