The manager administers; the leader innovates.

In great groups, the right people always have the right job.

People who know what they want and why they want it, and have the skills to communicate that to others in a way that gains support

Successful leaders are great askers

Without a terrific leader, you're not going to have a Great Group. But it is also true that you're not going to have a great leader without a Great Group.

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.

Every one of the geezers who continues to play a leadership role has one quality of overriding importance: neotony. The dictionary definition is that neotony, a zoological term, involves "the retention of youthful qualities throughout old age." It is more than merely retaining a youthful appearance, although that is often part of it. Neotony is the retention of all those wonderful qualities that we associate with youth: curiosity, playfulness, eagerness, fearlessness, warmth, energy.