Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

People of poor character tend to blame their choices on circumstances. Ethical people make good choices regardless of circumstances. If they make enough good choices, they begin to create better conditions for themselves.

Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.

Every new level of growth we hope to experience as leaders calls for a new level of change. You cannot have one without the other. If you want to be a better leader, get ready to make some trades.

As a pastor I reinforced my vision over lunches.

Leaders create and inspire new leaders by instilling faith in their leadership abilities and helping them develop and hone leadership skills they don't know they possess.

Anyone can steer a ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course