Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.

The opposite of hope is despair, and when we despair, it is because we feel there are no choices.

Great groups give the lie to the remarkably persistent but incorrect notion that successful organizations are the lengthened shadow of a great woman or man. However, each great group has a strong leader. In fact, great groups and great leaders create each other.

Judgment without character is expediency... or worse.

Ineffective leaders often act on the advice and counsel of the last person they talked to.

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

In the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, often under great time pressure, leaders must make decisions and take effective actions to assure the survival and success of their organizations. This is how leaders add value to their organizations. They lead them to success by exercising good judgment, by making smart calls when especially difficult and complicated decisions simply must be made, and then ensuring that they are well executed.