Trying to get people to face reality and see the world the way it really is is an absolutely critical aspect of leadership, in my view.

Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer.

When I stop learning something new and start talking about the past versus the future, I will go.

They were making a deal for a property that clearly was a property that we wanted to own, so we had to act, and act as quickly as we could, and make the offer more attractive.

The idea of let's all share the pain equally, or let's freeze salaries altogether - it's ass-backwards. It's absolutely ass-backwards.

My job is to find great ideas, exaggerate them, and spread them like hell around the business with the speed of light...And to put resources in to support them. Keep finding ideas. That's the job of just about all of our CEOs.

What is a budget review? A personal review with numbers