Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.

One of the qualities that all the leaders have is a voracious appetite to learn whatever they do not as yet know and understand, coupled with an openness to new experiences.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

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

Understand the "Gretzky Factor": Cultivate an instinct, a "touch", call it what you will, that enables you to know both where the "puck" is now and where it will be soon.

Keep reminding people of what's important and that their fates are correlated.

Growing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.