With the states release today of a set of clear and consistent academic standards, our nation is one step closer to supporting effective teaching in every classroom, charting a path to college and careers for all students, and developing the tools to help all children stay motivated and engaged in their own education. The more states that adopt these college and career based standards, the closer we will be to sharing innovation across state borders and becoming more competitive as a country.

We're at the point now where the challenge isn't how to communicate effectively with e-mail; it's ensuring that you spend your time on the e-mail that matters most.

Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged to share bad news as much as good news.

Getting ready for a global pandemic is every bit as important as nuclear deterrence and avoiding a climate catastrophe.

In low-income countries, getting to a health post is hard. It's very expensive.

Information work is thinking work.

Robotics and other combinations will make the world pretty fantastic compared with today.