One of the major sources of stress, anxiety, and unhappiness comes from feeling as if your life is out of control.
The most important thing you do as a leader is to hire the right people.
Frequently, the difference between success and failure is the resolve to stick to your plan long enough to win.
The truth is that problems won't just go away.
A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.
Your job is not to lower the bottom by adjusting for and accommodating the lowest-performing employees. You should be raising the top by recognizing and rewarding superstar behavior.