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Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.

Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.

The most important thing a leader can do is set the vision and don't stray. We said, 'We are a research foundation. Our mission is to accelerate cures.'

Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.

I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.

Leadership is influence.

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.

The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.