Growing up in a school that was majority white, my understanding of the world was that I was different but that differences shouldn't be talked about because it's uncomfortable.

Protest is best used when it's part of a strategy that involves escalating tactics that build pressure on targets.

I think that there is an element where leadership is lonely, but I also believe that it doesn't have to be like that.

Certainly, we have to make sure our police forces do not have weapons of mass destruction with which they can terrorize our communities.

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when.

Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most.

We had a military and political leadership at that period which was genuinely deluded.

Many leaders are tempted to lead like a chess master, striving to control every move, when they should be leading like gardeners, creating and maintaining a viable ecosystem in which the organization operates.