“Life is not a game of Solitaire; people depend on one another. When one does well, others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted. There are no one-man teams — either by definition or natural law. Success is a cooperative effort; it’s dependent upon those who stand beside you.”
"Leadership is a gift, and it is given by those that we serve."
"When everyone wants to respond and have a knee-jerk reaction to catch the latest news cycle, we need to slow ourselves down, make sure we are really dealing with the right problem, and not just putting a band-aid on a wound that's probably three times the size of the band-aid."
"It doesn't only matter what we do, but how we do it."
"You have to step back and take away from the lessons you have learnt. I am thrilled The Institute is helping the next generation of leaders learn to do just that."
"In an attention economy, ratings are power. Not just TV ratings but Facebook likes, and Google searches, and Twitter mentions… Conflict commands attention, attention equals influence. HOW is the antithesis of this and we need influence based on values, purpose and community."
"Decency is the foundation for the kinds of relationships that drive respect, innovation, urgency and enterprise-wide thinking. It’s what supports and inspires people to believe that they can trust you and that you will have your hand on their back and not in their face. This lets them know that they can bring their full hearts and minds to all that they do."
"The omnipresence of technology in each of our daily lives demands that those creating and leading these platforms, tools and companies act with courage and values for the good of us all."
"Leaders of tomorrow need to be purpose-driven: comfortable with transparency, working in partnership, wrestling with complexity. But above all, they need to be human beings."
"Strong leaders must follow the truth wherever it leads. Nothing is more dangerous than a subordinate who will shade or alter the truth in order to curry favor or impress the boss. Leadership must be built on teamwork, mutual respect, and above all a shared sense of a common objective."
"Through this time of crisis, we will continue to be guided by our values and doing the harder right over the easier wrong."
"Moral leaders remind us what is possible when we each take up the mantle and choose to lead."
