When you're dealing with an ambivalent relationship, you're constantly on guard, grappling with questions of trust.

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of originality.

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

When you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.

The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.

The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.