Academic experts may not be good at doing what they are experts in themselves, but they are good at explaining the subject matter to others. They write books, teach courses and offer lessons and give steps others can follow.

It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.

New ideas need audiences like flowers need bees. No matter how bright and colorful, they will die unless others work to spread them

The leader's job is to lead and protect. Not have all the answers, not know everything to do, not to micromanage and tell people what to do or how to do it. A leader's job is to lead and protect. That's their job, and it's the people within the organization - their job is to get the work done.

Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.

A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.

Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.