An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.

This extraordinary arrogance that change must start at the top is a way of guaranteeing that change will not happen in most companies.

There are as many foolhardy ways to grow as there are to downsize.

Whatever you shoot is dead for a while before it starts to stink. The same goes for strategies. How many organizations carry this dead thing around with them, unaware of its irrelevancy until it is too late?

A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.

Fact is, inventing an innovative business model is often mostly a matter of serendipity.

An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.