Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.

The capacity for "uncontaminated wonder," ultimately, is what distinguishes the successful from the ordinary, the happily engaged players of whatever era from the chronically disappointed and malcontent. Therein lies a lesson for geeks, geezers, and the sea of people who fall in between.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

The new leader is one who commits people to action, who converts followers into leaders, and who may convert leaders into agents of change.

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.