“A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.”

Communication is not about speaking what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean.

Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.

Humans are social animals. We seek belonging. We feel safer in a tribe than alone. But not all tribes are healthy.

The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.

A boss wants to pay for results, an employee wants recognition for effort. If a boss recognizes effort, they will get even better results.

Most people ignore opportunities because they see only danger. Entrepreneurs ignore danger because they see only opportunities.

The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you’ll find the rest of the journey much easier.

Listening is not understanding the words of the question asked, listening is understanding why the question was asked in the first place.

We’d achieve more if we chase the dream instead of the competition.

A leader must be inspired by the people before a leader can inspire the people.

we are here to give

Happy employees ensure happy customers. And happy customers ensure happy shareholders – in that order.

It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.

The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people pull together as a team.

When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.

Fascism, most of the students agreed, is an extreme form of authoritarian rule. Citizens are required to do exactly what leaders say they must do, nothing more, nothing less.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God

Bill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.

Never let yourself be persuaded that any one Great Man, any one leader, is necessary to the salvation of America. When America consists of one leader and 158 million followers, it will no longer be America.

You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.

Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.

Be a great speaker, become a leader.