Doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.

A leader's behavior, poise, appearance, vision, demeanor, "pressure", aura, his manner of speaking and listening - all reflect the person within, his principles and values.

There's always one more thing you can do to influence any situation in your favor. And after that, there's one more thing.

When nothing is wrong, there's nothing wrong - except there's nothing wrong. That's when a leader has to be the most alert. Complacency kills.

The Challenge of leadership: inspiring people to work hard and to execute tasks willingly. To meet that challenge, a leader must demonstrate three things:1. He must be competent.2. He must exercise good judgement.3. He must have character.

Three strikes and you're not out. Two things a leader can do:He can either contaminate his environment (and his people) with his attitude and actions, OR he can inspire confidence.

He must exhibit a determination to prevail no matter what the odds or difficult the situation.

Trust your instincts

The discipline that makes an effective leader begins in the home.