Leaders must earn the trust of their teams, their organizations, and their stakeholders before attempting to engage their support.

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

The failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason that so many workplaces are mediocre, even toxic, in spite of the presence of talent. Leaders of great groups give them whatever they need and free them from everything else.

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

Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.