When an employee asks why the company does things a certain way, and you can explain the logical reason, then the employee knows what she's doing is valid.
Don't confuse visibility with credibility.
You can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up.
Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory.
Exploring how you could make a bad situation worse can sometimes tell you what not to do.
By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.