Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And they can be learned.

There are many structural changes, both in organizational practice and social policy, that must also change to enable men and women to have the freedom and support to pursue the lives they want to lead. Fortunately, many more people are today engaged in these efforts than when started working on this issue decades ago.

No one can have it all, at the same time. I've never seen that.

Skilled leaders focus on "we," not "me."

Continual improvisation on a theme is a more useful way to think of how to bring the various parts of life together.

I am very gratified to have lived to see a revolution in the field of work/life: Everyone - men and women, employees and employers - now has this issue top of mind.

The only failure is the failure to learn from conscious and deliberate efforts to make things better, even if those attempts fall short of the mark.