People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.

Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.

Think of a crucible as an occasion for real magic, the creation of something more valuable than an alchemist could possibly imagine. In it, the individual is transformed, changed, created anew. He or she grows in ways that change his or her definition of self.

All great leaders constantly seek new information and new ways of thinking.

The basis of leadership is the capacity of the leader to change the mindset, the framework of the other person.

A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of work and human organisations

A leader is someone whose actions have the most profound consequences on other people's lives, for better or worse, sometime forever and ever.