One way Great Teams can connect their team members together is through the glue of mentoring.

The great ones realize that what you did yesterday guarantees you nothing today. The challenge is too many people are busy celebrating yesterday's success.

You gotta do common things, uncommonly well.

Decisions are the frequent fabric of our daily design.

We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.

It’s not about making money for themselves or the company, but making a difference in the lives of others.

There is a strong sense of understanding, appreciation, shared responsibility, and trust that unites and motivates the team to work together.

Great companies connect to the heartstrings of their employees to make their purposes known.

We all think that the answer to everything is to add more and to do more and to try more. Sometimes you have to have the discipline to say no and to believe in the process that you have established.

In the end, leadership comes down to consistency and strong, confident action upon which the team can rely - and this doesnt mean imposing a bunch of rules.

When leaders of a professional team perform a scan, they examine the trends dominating their customer demographics, education, government policy, and especially their competition.

We were just looking at maps...

How beautifully the leaves grow old. How full of light and colour are their last days.

The world owes us nothing; we owe each other the world.

Deliberative bodies become decreasingly effective after they pass five to eight members.

The eye and brain are conspirators, and, like most conspiracies, theirs is negotiated behind closed doors, in the back room, outside of our awareness.

One of the first things Catholic school taught me is that babies were born sinners. You sucked before you took your first breath.

The desire to reach hearts is wise

I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica.

The journalistic photographer can have no other than a personal approach; and it is impossible for him to be completely objective. Honest—yes. Objective—no.

Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid.