Growing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.

Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Great groups give the lie to the remarkably persistent but incorrect notion that successful organizations are the lengthened shadow of a great woman or man. However, each great group has a strong leader. In fact, great groups and great leaders create each other.

I'd always rather err on the side of openness. But there's a difference between optimum and maximum openness, and fixing that boundary is a judgment call. The art of leadership is knowing how much information you're going to pass on - to keep people motivated and to be as honest, as upfront, as you can. But, boy, there really are limits to that.

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

No leader can create sustainable, significant change without a reservoir of good will. Without that, you always tend to compromise with failure.