Power is the basic energy needed to initiate and sustain action or, to put it another way, the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. Leadership is the wise use of this power: Transformative leadership.

People vary enormously in how they learn. Some learn through their eyes - by reading but also by responding to all kinds of visual information. Others learn mostly through their ears or touch or other senses.

This duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others' judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.

Think of successful creative collaborations are dreams with deadlines.

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

More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.

Make sure you have someone in your life from whom you can get reflective feedback.