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

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.

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."

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

Leaders wonder about everything, want to learn as much as they can, are willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. They do not worry about failure but embrace errors, knowing they will learn from them.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's present and when it's not.

People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic, as they proceed from one challenge and crisis to the next.