I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. My philosophy is to stay as close as possible to what's happening. If I can't solve something, how the hell can I expect my managers to.

What you manage in business is people

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

In a good meeting there is a momentum that comes from the spontaneous exchange of fresh ideas and produces extraordinary results. That momentum depends on the freedom permitted the participants.

The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others.

When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from the realities of his business that someone else is running it for him.