The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly read more

The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

People look for their leadership to lead.

People look for their leadership to lead.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.

A frightened captain makes a frightened crew.

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. read more

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Sunwands turn rain droplets
into blackberry drupelets
as enkindled okra seeds
acknowledge heliocracy.

Sunwands turn rain droplets
into blackberry drupelets
as enkindled okra seeds
acknowledge heliocracy.

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his read more

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.