For a large corporation to be effective, it must be simple. For an organization to be simple, its people must have self-confidence and intellectual self-assurance. Insecure managers create complexity, real leaders do not clutter.

In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.

I guarantee you it will not be anyone from the outside.

If you get the best people on your team, you've got plenty of time to do the things you like to do and can add more value to.

The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle - the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were.

Protecting underperformers always backfires.

Make winners out of every business in your company. Don't carry losers.