Excellence Is A Better Teacher

Charisma Is The Result Of Effective Leadership, Not The Other Way Around.

Every One Of The Geezers Who Continues To Play A Leadership Role Has One Quality Of Overriding Importance: Neotony. The Dictionary Definition Is That Neotony, A Zoological Term, Involves "the Retention Of Youthful Qualities Throughout Old Age." It Is More Than Merely Retaining A Youthful Appearance, Although That Is Often Part Of It. Neotony Is The Retention Of All Those Wonderful Qualities That We Associate With Youth: Curiosity, Playfulness, Eagerness, Fearlessness, Warmth, Energy.

Too Many Companies Believe People Are Interchangeable. Truly Gifted People Never Are. They Have Unique Talents. Such People Cannot Be Forced Into Roles They Are Not Suited For, Nor Should They Be. Effective Leaders Allow Great People To Do The Work They Were Born To Do.

What Job Is Worth The Enormous Psychic Cost Of Following A Leader Who Values Loyalty In The Narrowest Sense.

Every Great Group Is An Island... But An Island With A Bridge To The Mainland.