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

Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living.

(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.'

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.

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.

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