Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence.

If everything is important, then nothing is.

People will walk through fire for a leader that's true and human.

The vast majority of organizations today have more than enough intelligence, experience and knowledge to be successful. What they lack is organizational health.

Members of trusting teams admit weaknesses and mistakes, take risks in offering feedback and assistance, and focus time and energy on important issues, not politics.

It is dangerous if our identity as a leader becomes more important than our identity as a child of God.

Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.