Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.

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.

If you keep working you'll last longer. I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an 18-inch fish.

Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.

The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to a pleasing personality: interrupting others; sarcasm; vanity; being a poor listener; insincere flattery; finding fault; challenging others without good cause; giving unsolicited advice; complaining; attitude of superiority; envy of others' success; poor posture and dress.

Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves.