It always takes a group of people working together with a common purpose in an atmosphere of trust and collaboration to get extraordinary things done.

Leaders encourage others to continue the quest and inspire others through courage and hope. Leaders give heart by visibly recognizing others' contributions to the common vision. With a thank you note, a smile, an award, and public praise, the leader lets others know how much they mean to the organization.

There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing.

Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow.

Do what you say you will do.

Only those leaders who act boldly in times of crisis and change are willingly followed.

We have to recognize that however smart we are, we're not smarter than everyone else combined. . . . We can't lose sight of the fact that no matter how important our own contributions are, we couldn't have gotten anywhere without the help and hard work of lots of other people.