Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

One of the most powerful forms of information is feedback on our own actions.

Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.

We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.

Motivation and inspiration energize people, not by pushing them in the right direction as control mechanisms do but by satisfying basic human needs for achievement, a sense of belonging, recognition, self-esteem, a feeling of control over one's life, and the ability to live up to one's ideals. Such feelings touch us deeply and elicit a powerful response.

We are always creating new tools and techniques to help people, but the fundamental framework is remarkably resilient, which means it must have something to do with the nature of organizations or human nature.

Leadership is about setting a direction. It's about creating a vision, empowering and inspiring people to want to achieve the vision, and enabling them to do so with energy and speed through an effective strategy. In its most basic sense, leadership is about mobilizing a group of people to jump into a better future.