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

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.

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

Understanding and accepting diversity enables us to see that each of us is needed.. It also enables us to begin to think about being abandoned to the strengths of others, of admitting that we cannot know or do everything.

When things go awry, trust powers the generators until the problem is fixed.

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

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