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

We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.

We talk about the quality of product and service. What about the quality of our relationships and the quality of our communications and the quality of our promises to each other?

We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

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

Integrity in all things precedes all else. The open demonstration of integrity is essential.