Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

People who know what they want and why they want it, and have the skills to communicate that to others in a way that gains support

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.

The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge.

Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.

I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There is more improvisation.

That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

Without a terrific leader, you're not going to have a Great Group. But it is also true that you're not going to have a great leader without a Great Group.