Many in positions of authority lack the capabilities to truly lead. They are not credible. They do not command genuine respect. They are not committed to serve. They are not continually learning and growing. They are not wise.

I often say that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That's a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace.

In some ways clarifying a vision is easy. A more difficult challenge comes in facing current reality.

When placed in the same system, people, however different, tend to produce similar results.

We need to be the authors of our own life.

In great teams conflict becomes productive.

Learning organizations organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning how to learn together.