“I define empathy as the ability to put yourself in somebody else’s shoes and to understand and connect with what they are feeling - to feel what they’re feeling. You first have to understand the world as they see it through their eyes.”

Good listeners listen to what people say, and great listeners notice what people don’t say. When you know the neuroscience of listening, you realize that people can think up to nine times faster than they can speak. So the first thing they say is probably between ten and fourteen percent of what they are thinking.

“The power of the team is so, so much greater than any one individual.”

“Executive presence is demonstrated in the qualities of a leader that engage, align, inspire, and move people to act.”

"Momentum is not merely tactical. It is strategic because it builds its own dynamic propulsion."

“I think of OKRs as a way to stand with one foot on the side of the river in strategy and another foot on the side of the river in daily activities.”

“The first trend is that you have to actively seek out talent. Those days of positioning yourself as, ‘Oh, people would be so lucky if they got to work here’ are long gone. And so, you have to actively promote yourself as a leader and your brand as well as the employer brand and you have to actively attract people to your organization.”

“Most business leaders are undervaluing the intangibles of their business.”

"In order to get to the best solution, people have to challenge you."

"Natural leaders are prepared to take action, good leaders take the right action."

"I find that the best, most meaningful networking relationships occur inside the context of living your life and being fully present in the opportunities that show up."

“True leadership means you’re in the game. People don’t see you as someone that won’t do the same thing that they do.”