Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.

The organizations of the future will increasingly depend on the creativity of their members to survive. Great Groups offer a new model in which the leader is an equal among Titans. In a truly creative collaboration, work is pleasure, and the only rules and procedures are those that advance the common cause.

The opposite of hope is despair, and when we despair, it is because we feel there are no choices.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Encourage reflective backtalk: Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.

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