Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.

The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.

Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.

The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.

Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.

Without credible communication, and a lot of it, the hearts and minds of others are never captured.

A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.

We learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us.

Changing behavior is less a matter of giving people analysis to influence their thoughts than helping them to see a truth to influence their feelings.

Anyone in a large organization who thinks major change is impossible should probably get out.

You are the creator of your world.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act!

I have always intended to live forever; but not until now, to live now.

What gets me excited is the original principle.

In the first place, you’re way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself.

My beautiful son... I can't wait to see his face, hug him, and spend time with him.

Awe is the emotion of self-transcendence.

There's less pressure to look good as you get older.

To be a great leader, you must be a great listener

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he was just this Irish kid who had read the script and wanted to do it.