Frank Gehry designs buildings that make other architects half his age (he's 78) gasp with envy. Neotony is what makes him lace up his skates and whirl around the ice rink, while visionary buildings come to life and dance in his head.

Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.

Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.

Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.