How can you help the human race progress?

Truly human leadership protects an organization from the internal rivalries that can shatter a culture. When we have to protect ourselves from each other, the whole organization suffers. But when trust and cooperation thrive internally, we pull together and the organization grows stronger as a result.

I have to have an impact. That's what drives me to practice to make sure my words are clear and my stories are compelling. Right. Because it matters.

When someone asks for your time, and you put your phone away to talk to them... that's leadership.

When we have a clear sense of our destination, we can be flexible in the route we take to reach it.

Time and energy. Those are the most valuable sacrifices leaders can make.

Too many people write books because they want to be a New York Times best-seller. They want the glory and the fame.