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

Mastery of creative tension brings out the capacity for perseverance and patience. Time is an ally.

Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.

In the Machine Age, the company itself became a machine - a machine for making money.

People with a high level of personal mastery are able to consistently realize the results that matter most deeply to them-in effect, they approach their life as an artist would approach a work of art. The do that by becoming committed to their own lifelong learning.

Leadership exists when people are no longer victims of circumstances but participate in creating new circumstances. Leadership is about creating a domain in which human beings continually deepen their understanding of reality and become more capable of participating in the unfolding of the world. Ultimately, leadership is about creating new realities.

In dialogue, individuals gain insights that simply could not be achieved individually.