Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.
The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when.
Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.
Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes.
There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.
The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.
More information is always better than less. When people know the reason things are happening, even if it's bad news, they can adjust their expectations and react accordingly. Keeping people in the dark only serves to stir negative emotions.
Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job and every strength is covered.
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, sweat, and tears.
Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.
In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others.
Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse.
There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.
A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.
Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?
If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, I strongly encourage you to invite someone to join you.
Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.
People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.
Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.
