Many people measure their success by wealth, recognition, power and status. There's nothing wrong with those, but if that's all you're focused on, you're missing the boat...if you focus on significance -using your time and talent to serve others -that's when truly meaningful success can come your way.

The cure for too much to do is solitude and silence.

Vision is knowing who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey.

Servant-leader ship is all about making the goals clear and then rolling your sleeves up and doing whatever it takes to help people win. In that situation, they don't work for you, you work for them.

Congratulations offer more potential than cash. The amount of available cash is limited, but managers have an unlimited supply of congratulations. It's important to pay people fairly, but managers also should heap on congratulations and feed people's souls.

As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.

For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.