Almost without exception, members of great groups see themselves as winning underdogs, as a feisty David hurling fresh ideas at a big, backward-looking Goliath. They always have an "enemy."

Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

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

Don't over-react to the trouble makers.

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

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.

Judgment without character is expediency... or worse.