Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

As leaders we do not create growth. The best we can do is create an environment that is conducive to growth. It is like planting a garden. You do not cause the seeds to grow. To grow is their natural purpose in life.

Authority cannot be bought or sold, given or taken away.

Leadership is not about personality, possessions, or charisma, but all about who you are as a person. I used to believe that leadership was about style but now I know that leadership is about substance, namely character.

Those who follow the crowd will never be followed by the crowd.

we must never forget that people buy into the leader before they buy into a mission statement.

A seagull manager is one who periodically flies into the area, makes a lot of noise, dumps on the people, maybe eats their lunch, and flies away.