Perhaps the most profound and unexpected lesson I learned in the course of those twenty-two years was that leadership is not only about what you achieve by it. It is what you become because of it. Leading forces you to develop muscles you did not know you had. It changes you. It gives you strength and courage and the willingness to take risks. It t

Optimism is the belief that things will get better; hope is the belief that together we can make things better. No

Leaders, if they are wise, think about the impact of their decisions many years from now.

If a person is scrupulous in his conduct, gentle in his conversation, pleasant towards his fellow creatures, affable in manner when receiving them, not responding even when affronted, but showing courtesy to all, even to those who treat him with disdain…such a person has sanctified God and about him Scripture says, “You are My servant, Israel, in w

We have to be at peace with ourselves before we can be at peace with the world.

Lashon hatov – one of the most important tasks of a leader, a parent, or a friend – is focused praise.

The second kind of failure is internal. A leader can simply lack the courage to lead. Sometimes leaders have to oppose the crowd. They have to say no when everyone else is crying yes. That can be terrifying. Crowds have a will and momentum of their own. To say no may be to put your career, even your life, at risk. That is when courage is needed, an

It is one of the most counterintuitive acts in the history of leadership. Moses does not speak about today or tomorrow. He speaks about the distant future and the duty of parents to educate their children. He even hints – and this is engrained in Jewish tradition – that we should encourage our children to ask questions, so that the handing on of th

It is the task of a leader to empower, but it is also his or her task to inspire. That