Here is a quote from my good friend Aristotle:

"Young men have strong passions. . .They would rather do noble deeds than useful ones. . .They think they know everything and are always quite sure about it. This, in fact, is why they overdo everything.

Old men have lived many years: They often have been taken in. . .The result is that they are sure about nothing and under-do everything. They "think" but they never "know". . .they always add "possibly" or a "perhaps" . . . They guide their lives too much by considerations of what is useful and too little by what is noble. . . they lack confidence in the future for most things go wrong, or anyway worse than one expects."

So. . . we know that this is not always true across the board but it is a good reminder to lead with courage and not a faint heart. Safety is not the goal. Transformation is the goal.

Transformational leaders: Change the situation, change what can be talked about, change the rules, talk about goals, symbolize.

Power is the basic energy needed to initiate and sustain actions or to put is another way, the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. Leadership is the wise use of this power.

Thanks for letting me talk to myself and remind myself of some key points.

Yours for random thoughts, wes