Authentic thought leaders gain perspective from people who think differently, and actively seek out dissenting voices. 

How we say what we say is way more than what we say.

If we cling to human-made rules and policies, we are guaranteed to be wrong at some point.

Successful leaders aren’t driven to exhaustion by their calendar or other’s whims and needs.

Humanity is to work for humanity. True authentic leaders work for the humans entrusted to their care.

The moments I am a poor leader are the moments I am selfish.

Perfection murders progress, learning, and most devastatingly, leadership.

We estimate character by that which we are capable of appreciating.

Confidence increases in proportion to lack of fear.

Authentic leaders do not seek failures, but expect them.

Lack of patience leads to leadership being completely out of touch with their employees and blinded to what is really going on.

The crux of authentic leadership is to work on oneself, all the while extending the same flexibility and forgiveness to others.

Authentic leaders identify, articulate, and solidify the “why.”

Authentic leaders work to become self-aware of their faults and then fill positions on their team with those who can compensate.

Authentic leaders make a lot of mistakes. Not intentionally, of course, but they do. Because they try. And then they learn.

Now is when we need to ask the difficult questions about what engagement means from a distance.

You won’t attain beyond what you reach for.

Authentic leaders take on the attitude of a learner instead of considering it their duty to order, dictate, and command.