The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interaction with the hearts and minds of other human beings.

What does it matter how much we do if what we're doing isn't what matters most?

The great contributors in life are those who, though afraid of the knock at the door, still answer it.

Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential. They experience synergy only in small, peripheral ways in their lives. But creative experiences can be produced regularly, consistently, almost daily in people's lives. It requires enormous personal security and openness and a spirit of adventure.

If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will.

Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world.

Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.