Knowing what matters most, what I call "being real," is the alpha and omega for leaders.

People struggle most with seeing new ways of doing things and often need help in breaking through their tradition-bound mindsets.

Skilled leaders focus on "we," not "me."

We all want to have a rich and meaningful work life and a fulfilling life beyond work.

"Leading" is about mobilizing people toward valued goals.

Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent.

When employers no longer offer secure full-time employment with benefits, then it's hard to expect employees to be loyal, engaged, and maximally productive.

Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And they can be learned.

The worst thing you can do, despite the innumerable obstacles we confront, is to not try.

The principles that apply to engagement for employees are the same as those that apply to supervisors.

The act of envisioning is mainly useful as a means for identifying what matters most to you now.

He is not a lover who does not love forever.

A happy childhood is the pledge of a ripe manhood.

To pile up honey upon sugar, and sugar upon honey, to an interminable tedious sweetness.

President Obama flew to a rally in Las Vegas last night. However, he did not visit any of the casinos. You know why? When you're $16 trillion in debt, they don't let you in.

God, if You don't help me, I'm going to die.

If theres something really, really bothering me about a script, then Ill say something, but otherwise I find my answers in the script.

The only reason people are saying I'm the number-one player is because I'm with the number-one team.

It is often the case with the silent children about us, that they cherish a dream which they dare not talk about.

I love how you can shoot a movie in a month or two or three of four, and it's this encapsulated story that you box up and ship out into the world, and what it is, is what it is.

Are not there little chapters in everybody's life, that seem to be nothing, and yet affect all the rest of the history?