Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Learning to be an effective leader is no different than learning to be an effective person. And that's the hard part

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.

All of great leaders evidence four basic qualities that are central to their ability to lead: adaptive capacity, the ability to engage others through shared meaning, a distinctive voice, and unshakeable integrity. These four qualities mark all exemplary leaders, whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, or race.

This duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others' judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.

That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.