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

Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most.

It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.

You can get a few seasons out of power, even accomplish some things, but over time power can be very damaging to relationships.

Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good.

Forgiving behavior is dealing with situations as they arise in an assertive manner and then letting go of any lingering resentment. As the leader, if you are not able to let go of the resentment, it will consume you and render you ineffective.

(A manager) once confided in me she liked to picture in her mind's eye that every employee was wearing one of those sandwich billboard signs. On the front side, the sign would read 'Appreciate Me' and on the back side 'Make Me Feel Important.'