Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character

Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.

See the long view: By all means "plant the corn, milk the cows, and feed the horses" but always keep the eventual "harvest" in mind.

Understand stakeholder symmetry: Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders.

That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will probably be in less demand, I wanted to move on.