A star wants to see himself rise to the top.A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.

Those who only know what they do, tend to work harder. Those who know why they do what they do, tend to work smarter.

Work ethic is giving great effort to complete a task. Passion is giving great energy to progress an ideal.

This is one of the hardest lessons to learn when we get promoted to a position of leadership - that we are no longer responsible for doing the job, we are now responsible for the people who do the job. There isn't a CEO on the planet who is responsible for the customer. CEOs are responsible for the people who are responsible for the customer. Get that right and everybody wins - employees and customers.

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.

Leadership is not being in charge, it is about taking care of people in your charge.

The best way to drive performance in an organization is to create an environment in which information can flow freely, mistakes can be highlighted and help can be offered and received.

In an organization, it is the leader's responsibility to take the first risk, to build a Circle of Safety. But then it is up to the employee to take a chance and step into the Circle of Safety.

One of the primary jobs of any leader is to make new leaders.