Intimacy is at the heart of competence. It has to do with understanding, with believing, and with practice. It has to do with the relationship to one's work.

Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.

Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right

There may be no single thing more important in our efforts to achieve meaningful work and fulfilling relationships than to learn to practice the art of communication.

We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions.

To be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead.