People who are not leaders automatically gravitate toward lines--limitations set by others. Many people are taught this in kindergarten when they are instructed to stay within the lines while coloring. But leaders are more creative than that. They look for options and opportunities. They try to take things in a new direction, or beyond the limit. Progress and innovation are made by people who think without lines.

The leader continually passes on the vision to those who come around, knowing that dreams, if presented right, are contagious.

The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.

Without failure there is no achievement.

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

Values hold the team together, provide stability for the team to grow upon, measure the team's performance, give direction and guidance and attract like-minded people.

Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be.

Progress does not occur without change.

Character makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership.