Those who turn good organizations into great organizations are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.

The secret to a successful retirement is to find your retirement sweet spot. The sweet spot is where your passions, what you do best, and what people will pay you to do overlap.

Good is the enemy of great. And that's one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.

The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you've made a hiring mistake. The best people don't need to be managed. Guided, taught, led-yes. But not tightly managed.

Creative leadership impact increases in your 50's. When I turn 50 I want to say, "Nice start!"

If you have a charismatic cause you don't need to be a charismatic leader.

It is more important to know who you are than where you are going, for where you are going will change as the world around you changes.