When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.

The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.

Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.

The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.

You can't become a leader in one conference.

Maya Angelou observed you cant use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly,too often creativity is smothered rather than nurtured. There has to be climate in which new ways of thinking,perceiving, questioning are encouraged.

The key choices you make-apart from the natural talent you already have-will set you apart from others who have talent alone.