Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.

We can choose to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, or we can choose to see life as an accumulation of treasures.

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.

Leadership is like third grade: it means repeating the significant things.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be listened to and when.