Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

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

Perhaps the central task of the leader of leaders thus becomes the development of other leaders.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.

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

Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it.