Most of us prefer to walk backward into the future, a posture that may be uncomfortable but which at least allows us to keep on looking at familiar things as long as we can.

The companies that survive longest are the one's that work out what they uniquely can give to the world-not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul.

We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.

You have to stand outside the box to see how the box can be re-designed.

Forget land, buildings, or machines-the real source of wealth today is intelligence, applied intelligence. We talk glibly of "intellectual property" without taking on board what it really means. It isn't just patent rights and brand names; it is the brains of the place.

A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others.

Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.