Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.

I have found that leadership is leadership is leadership. It applies whether you are in government or in corporate life or in non-profit life.

Every organization needs to be introspective, transparent, and honest with itself. This only works if everyone is unified on the goals and purposes of the organization and there is trust within the team. High-performing, successful organizations build cultures of introspection and trust and never lose sight of their purpose.

Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America.

Trust is the essence of Leadership.

Bahrain is moving at one pace, Morocco another, Qatar at another, Kuwait at yet another. And we are there to assist our friends.

Use the formula P=40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired. Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.