As a leader, you should want those around you to be eager to rise up and take on more responsibility, as long as dreaming about the job they want doesn’t distract them from the job they have.

You can’t let ambition get too far ahead of opportunity. I’ve seen a lot of people who had their sights set on a particular job or project, bu the opportunity to get there was so slim.

They grew impatient with where they were and so their ambition became counterproductive.

The employee should make himself one of the people, through attitude, energy and focus, that the bosses feel they have to turn to when an opportunity arises.

Invest in that person’s growth, clear a path for her to learn in order to move up. Having larger plans for that person, but making it clear that there are steps to get there.

-The Ride of a Lifetime, p.67