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

If a leader withholds feedback out of a desire not to de-motivate, that leader actually retards improvement in a subordinate's performance.

High-Performance Leaders think as much about developing future potential as about evaluating present performance.

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.

Debate, discussion, disagreement and dialogue are the lifeblood of vibrant and adaptive organizations.

To get loyalty, you must give loyalty.

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

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.

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

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