The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.

Innovation- any new idea-by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires courageous patience.

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.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

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

While great leaders may be as rare as great runners, great actors, or great painters, everyone has leadership potential, just as everyone has some ability at running, acting, and painting.

Great groups deliver great results. And for everyone involved in a great group, great work is its own reward.