A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results.

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

I go into every meeting, into every room and for every speech understanding the standard deviation, the Bell Curve. I know there are about 10-15 percent of people in the room, who say, "I've been trying to say this for years. Finally. I agree. Yes, yes, yes." I know there are about 15 percent of the people in the room who think I'm an idiot, who think I don't know what I'm talking about, who think I'm naive or I have oversimplified everything. The majority who are open to the ideal.

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

It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.

Spending too much time focused on others' strengths leaves us feeling weak. Focusing on our own strengths is what, in fact, makes us strong.