Leadership is like an iceberg: ninety percent of it is hidden below the surface.

Never...Ever...Ever...EVER Upstage Your Boss.

If you're not willing to see it on the bulletin board or in an e-mail, don't say it and don't write it.

People respond to the level of confidence you show in them.

Leaders need to establish at the outset that they intend to tell their boss what he or she needs to hear, as opposed to what he or she wants to hear.

Leadership is about building followership-and it's your values that build followership. And it's substance and character, not style, that determine followership. People follow not just because of what you do, but because of who you are.

Respect the office even if you don't respect who sits in it.

Demonstrating trust elicits trust.

If you can't tell anyone what you're doing, don't do it!

People join good companies but leave bad bosses.