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

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

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

Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.

What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.

Understand the "Gretzky Factor": Cultivate an instinct, a "touch", call it what you will, that enables you to know both where the "puck" is now and where it will be soon.

What job is worth the enormous psychic cost of following a leader who values loyalty in the narrowest sense.