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.

Our survival depends on our ability to form trusting relationships.

A good leader takes care of those in their charge. A bad leader takes charge of those in their care.

Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?

I don't consider myself an expert in the why. I don't consider myself an expert in leadership. I consider myself a student of leadership and I consider myself a student of the why. I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly looking for opportunities where it it will fail.

Spending time with the military certainly lends itself to some remarkable experiences, and I've been privileged to have had my share.

Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.