Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

Interdependence is a higher value than independence

Management works in the system; leadership works on the system.

When one side benefits more than the other, that's a win-lose situation. To the winner it might look like success for a while, but in the long run, it breeds resentment and distrust.

Only 20 percent of employees working in large organizations surveyed feel their strengths are in play every day. Thus, eight our of ten employees surveyed feel somewhat miscast in their role.

I love interaction with audiences. If were my choice, I would spend most of my time interacting with audiences. Walking around and asking them to challenge me.