“The boss drives his workers; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says “I”; the leader, “we.” The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how. The boss says, “Go”; the leader says, “Let’s go!”

“Every person has a longing to be significant, to make a contribution, to be a part of something noble and purposeful.”

“A mistake is simply another way of doing things.”

“You cannot enjoy others until you  enjoy yourself because you cannot give to others what you do not have.”

“La experiencia no garantiza la credibilidad, pero motiva a las personas a dar la oportunidad de probar que se es capaz.” 

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“People of integrity expect to be believed. They also know time will prove them right and are willing to wait.”

“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”

“Every successful person is someone who failed, yet never regarded himself as a failure.”

“It’s easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success.”

“Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.”

“The Cost and Expectation of Leadership Leviticus 7:33–35 Aaron, like many leaders throughout history, received a divine calling. God chose Aaron and his sons to serve as Israel’s priests and charged them with carrying out rituals and sacrifices on behalf of all Israelites. Scripture gives meticulous detail to their ordination and calling. Their conduct was to be beyond reproach—and God made it crystal clear that failure to uphold His established guidelines would result in death. Numerous accounts in the Book of Leviticus demonstrate the high cost and expectation that goes with a holy calling to leadership positions. As the high priest, Aaron was the only one authorized to enter the Most Holy Place and appear before the very presence of God. The Lord set Aaron apart for his holy work. Despite his high calling, Aaron struggled with his authority and later caved in to the depraved wishes of the people. He failed at a crucial juncture and led Israel in a pagan worship service, an abomination that led to the deaths of many Israelites. Aaron had been set apart for God’s service, but he chose to live and lead otherwise. The failure of a leader usually results in consequences far more grave than the fall of a non-leader. On the day Aaron failed, “about three thousand men of the people fell [died]” (Ex. 32:28). When leaders fail, followers pay the price.”

“As Michel de Montaigne observed, “No wind favors him who has no destined port.”

“Will the reader turn the page?”

“Excellence connects.”