The best way that we can begin to produce positive change is to make peace with what is in ourselves and others, and then work to move forward and make life even better.

The major challenge of most executives is not understanding the practice of leadership - it is practicing their understanding of leadership.

To help others develop, start with yourself! When the boss acts like a little god and tells everyone else they need to improve, that behavior can be copied at every level of management. Every level then points out how the level below it needs to change. The end result: No one gets much better.

Almost everyone I meet is successful because of doing a lot of things right, and almost everyone I meet is successful in spite of some behavior that defies common sense.

Treat every piece of advice as a gift or a compliment and simply say, “Thank you.

Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision.

The great Western disease is, ‘I'll be happy when... When I get the money. When I get a BMW. When I get this job. When I get the relationship,’ Well, the reality is, you never get to when. The only way to find happiness is to understand that happiness is not out there. It's in here. And happiness is not next week. It's now.