Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

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

If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn't be nearly so many people walking around in borrowed postures, spouting secondhand ideas, trying desperately to fit in rather than to stand out.

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

That's important to remember: it's not just a collection of great individuals but a group of people who enjoy playing in the sandbox, thoroughly enjoying collaborative problem solving.

Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.

Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.