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

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

A friend of mine characterizes leaders simply like this: Leaders don't inflict pain. They bear pain.

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.

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

By ourselves we suffer serious limitations. Together we can be something wonderful.

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