The best way to lead people into the future is to connect with them deeply in the present.

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.

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

Leaders must know where they are going if they expect others to willingly join them on the journey.

The best way to lead people into the future is to connect with them deeply in the present.

It is striking how our language reveals the visual nature of our thoughts about the future state of affairs. When we invent the future, we try to get a mental picture of what things will be like long before we have begun the journey. Visions are our windows on the world of tomorrow.

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