Don't equate activity with efficiency. You are paying your key people to see the big picture. Don't let them get bogged down in a lot of meaningless meetings and paper shuffling. Announce a Friday afternoon off once in a while. Cancel a Monday morning meeting or two. Tell the cast of characters you'd like them to spend the amount of time normally spent preparing for attending the meeting at their desks, simply thinking about an original idea.

Most business problems can be solved if you can teach yourself to look beyond the dollar sign.

In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements from becoming big ones.

Failure is no more fatal than success is permanent.

Too often, sales reps simply regurgitate their presentations and expect to land the sale. It doesn't work.

Friends are made by many acts...and lost by only one.

Failure is an attitude, not an outcome.