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

To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.

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

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.

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

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

One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.

The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.

Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it.

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

All great leaders constantly seek new information and new ways of thinking.

Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.

You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.

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

Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.