Letting someone into an organization is like adopting a child and welcoming them into your home.

The ability of a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people pull together as a team.

The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank. There are people with authority who are not leaders and there are people at the bottom rungs of an organization who most certainly are leaders.

for it to work, must be a practice and not simply a state of mind. Integrity is when our words and deeds are consistent with our intentions. A

Money is an abstraction of tangible resources or human effort. It is a promissory note for future goods or services. Unlike the time and effort that people spend on something, it is what money represents that gives it its value. And as an abstraction, it has no “real” value to our primitive brains, which judge the real value of food and shelter or

link fence came down, there has been almost no theft. And if an employee has a personal problem, they know the leaders of the company—and their fellow employees—will be there for them.

Working with a sense of obligation is replaced by working with a sense of pride.

Research shows that more extrinsic rewards do not add up to greater inner drive. In fact, they have the opposite effect—a decline in intrinsic motivation. Nor do extrinsic rewards motivate children, or any of us, in the long term. The most they provide is a short-term lift.

A supportive and well-managed work environment is good for one’s health. Those who feel they have more control, who feel empowered to make decisions instead of waiting for approval, suffer less stress. Those only doing as they are told, always forced to follow the rules, are the ones who suffer the most. Our feelings of control, stress, and our abi