In great groups, the right people always have the right job.

Embrace error: Create an atmosphere in which prudent risk taking is strongly encouraged.

The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success.

Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.

Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders.

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

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