A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual I'm too abstract I think too much.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.