Sometimes we think we're a little too gifted to show up, yo uknow. But none of us truly is...By avoiding risk we really risk what's most important in life---reaching toward growth, our potential, and a true contribution to a common good.

In most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence, mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy.

Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.

Innovation is the lifeblood of an organization. Knowing how to lead and work with creative people requires knowledge and action that often goes against the typical organizational structure. Protect unusual people from bureaucracy and legalism typical of organizations.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

Leaders don't inflict pain - they share pain.