Inspiring others to do better work is the accomplishment of a leader.

Grow a leader-grow the organization. A company cannot grow without until its leaders grow within.

By far the hardest decision I've had to manage [was about my health]. Because I had 51 years of doing it wrong.

Most people who want to get ahead do it backward. They think, 'I'll get a bigger job, then I'll learn how to be a leader.' But showing leadership skill is how you get the bigger job in the first place. Leadership isn't a position, it's a process.

It is the leaders job to add significance to the lives of the people he leads.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.