I'd always rather err on the side of openness. But there's a difference between optimum and maximum openness, and fixing that boundary is a judgment call. The art of leadership is knowing how much information you're going to pass on - to keep people motivated and to be as honest, as upfront, as you can. But, boy, there really are limits to that.

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

All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.

Learning to be an effective leader is no different than learning to be an effective person. And that's the hard part

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

The failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason that so many workplaces are mediocre, even toxic, in spite of the presence of talent. Leaders of great groups give them whatever they need and free them from everything else.