1. “Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them.”
2. “A leader’s job is not to do the work of 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.”
3. “Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and most importantly, a way of communicating.”
4. “Leadership is not about next election, it’s about next generation.”
5. “Sometimes spending time with someone who is perceived as ‘successful’ can make us feel less successful.”
6. “A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is an human experience.”
7. “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.”
8. “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.”
9. “Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.”
10. “If no one ever broke the rules, then we’d never advance.”
11. “The big picture doesn’t just come from distance; it also comes from time.”
12. “Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why.”
13. “There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.”
14. “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who do nothing for him.”
15. “Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.”
