I just read a great quote by Jon M. Huntsman, billionaire founder of Huntsman Corporation: "There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful.  The difference is character." Wow!  Reader comments?

One of my favorite Abraham Lincoln quotes: "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally." This quote is appealing even beyond the historical significance of slavery in our country.  It speaks to anyone and everyone who will tell you what you should and shouldn’t…

I would like to quote today from author Dan Allender in Leading with a Limp: "God does call every one of us to lead.  Again, a leader is anyone who is moved to influence others to engage a problem or an opportunity for good." And perhaps my favorite quote from Allender: "Leadership is a walk…

"If we are unwilling to accept responsibility for our past, we probably will be unwilling to accept responsibility to create our future."  – James C. Hunter "If you are too big to follow, you are too small to lead."  – Orrin Woodward "People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you…

The study of leadership is full of paradoxes.  Author George Barna highlights an interesting list of misperceptions about leadership in his book A Fish Out of Water.  His four myths are as follows (paraphrased where not quoted): 1.  Influence is not synonymous with leadership.  "You can have influence with someone without leading him somewhere.  A…