Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.

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

Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.

Level 5 leaders are a study in duality: modest and willful, humble and fearless.

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

The only way to deliver to the people who are achieving is to not burden them with the people who are not achieving.

It's more important than ever to define yourself in terms of what you stand for rather than what you make, because what you make is going to become outmoded faster than it has at any time in the past. ...hang on to the idea of who you are as a company, and focus not on what you do, but on what you could do. By being really clear about what you stand for and why you exist, you can see what you could do with a much more open mind. You enhance your ability to adapt to change.