A leader has to be one of two things: he either has to be a brilliant visionary himself, a truly creative strategist, in which case he can do what he likes and get away with it; or else he has to be a true empowerer who can bring out the best in others.

While hard data may inform the intellect, it is largely soft data that generates wisdom.

A leader has to be one of two things: he either has to be a brilliant visionary himself, a truly creative strategist, in which case he can do what he likes and get away with it; or else he has to be a true empowerer who can bring out the best in others.

An enterprise is a community of human beings, not a collection of "human resources".

Never set out to be the best. It's too low a standard. Set out to be good. Do Your best.

No job is more vital to our society than that of the manager. It is the manager who determines whether our social institutions serve us well or whether they squander our talents and resources.

Corporations are economic entities, to be sure, but they are also social institutions that must justify their existence by their overall contribution to society.