A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

The commune movement is part of a reawakening of belief in the possibilities for utopia that existed in the nineteenth century and exist again today, a belief that by creating the right social institution, human satisfaction and growth can be achieved.

Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

Leadership is one of the most enduring, universal human responsibilities.

Power stems from 'rainmaking,' as law firms put it: the ability to bring resources into the company.

Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've never seen before, something that does not yet exist.

The degree to which the opportunity to use power effectively is granted to or withheld from individuals is one operative difference between those companies which stagnate and those which innovate.