If we're going to be authentic in our leadership, we will have to be willing to serve, and we have to be willing to suffer.

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

If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a walk.

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

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.

You can't lead others to places you don't want to go yourself. If you don't feel a burning passion for something, how in the world can you inspire and encourage others to share it?

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