When employers no longer offer secure full-time employment with benefits, then it's hard to expect employees to be loyal, engaged, and maximally productive.

People struggle most with seeing new ways of doing things and often need help in breaking through their tradition-bound mindsets.

Skilled leaders focus on "we," not "me."

We all want to have a rich and meaningful work life and a fulfilling life beyond work.

"Leading" is about mobilizing people toward valued goals.

Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent.

Knowing what matters most, what I call "being real," is the alpha and omega for leaders.

Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And they can be learned.

The worst thing you can do, despite the innumerable obstacles we confront, is to not try.

The principles that apply to engagement for employees are the same as those that apply to supervisors.

The act of envisioning is mainly useful as a means for identifying what matters most to you now.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

What you can't get is just what suits you.

When I say "major key," I think being grateful is actually respecting yourself.

There's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes.

In many ways, constancy is an illusion.

I'm going to a special place when I die, but I want to make sure my life is special while I'm here.

Give me a different set of mothers and I will give you a different world

Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. They are not without use and comfort, but it is not easy to take them very seriously.

I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.