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

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

Leadership takes work. It takes time and energy. The effects are not always easily measured and they are not always immediate. Leadership is always a commitment to human beings.

Progress is more important than perfection.

We fall in love with someone when they show us, consistently, that they’re willing to put our needs ahead of their own.

If you sell what you do, you’re a vendor. If you sell why you do it, you’re a brand.

As the Zen Buddhist saying goes, how you do anything is how you do everything.

Innovation is not born from the dream, innovation is born from the struggle.

Time really does remind us the value and importance of human touch.

If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.

We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.

Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.

Optimism is the light at the end of a dark tunnel.

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.