No greater place to be than in a leadership position to lead young minds to prosperity

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

“We haven't been able to impress the urgency of the need for this on the Senate leadership. I think that's the key. I think in hindsight we should've redoubled our efforts working all the legislators, not just the leadership.”

A young child is a leader to an elderly person once his purpose has a faithful, sincere and trustworthy influence on people. Leadership is not restricted to position and age; it is self-made and influencial. Everyone has this self-leadership quality.

One thing we've talked a lot about, even in the first leadership meeting, was, what's the purpose of our leadership team? The framework we came up with is the notion that our purpose is to bring clarity, alignment and intensity.

Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.

Leadership begins inside of you. Leadership is about you, the people you influence and a belief that you can make a difference and have an impact. Leadership starts with a condition of the heart – the desire and passion to make a difference before it moves to the brain to implement a plan to make a difference. It is an inside-out process and is shaped by your values, character, choices, opportunities, experiences and your worldview

“What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes beyond shareholder value to understand the needs and fears of other stakeholders and their communities.”

“The voters have clearly said they want to talk about consensus-building and collaborative leadership, and I have the leadership, the track record and the history of bringing people together. David has not been able to demonstrate that on a consistent basis.”

You can’t effectively move up to the next stage of leadership yourself until your current stage leadership skills are solid and are being developed in your team members so they can take over as you move on.