Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star read more

In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.

You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.

You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

And I’ll tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head read more

And I’ll tell you, few things make me more angry than some out of touch Washington politician saying that Head Start doesn’t work. That’s a flat out lie and it’s disrespectful to you and the tens of thousands of Americans who make this program work for children every single day.

The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.

The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.

Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to read more

Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost? and (3) What are the hard facts?

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.

Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.