"Every leader makes mistakes, every leader stumbles and falls. The question with a senior level leader is, does she learn from her mistakes, regroup, and then get going again with renewed speed, conviction and confidence?"

Every great leader has a generosity gene.

Managers can waste a lot of time at the outset of a crisis denying that something went wrong. Skip that step.

Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.

We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?

Managers often hold on to resisters because of a specific skill set or because they've been around for a long time. Don't.

If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.