If you want your people to be responsible, be responsive to their needs.
There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results.
Knowing where you are going is the first step to getting there.
A river without banks is a large puddle.
It never hurts to toot your own horn once in a while.
In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.