You can't grow long-term if you can't eat short-term. Anybody can manage short. Anybody can manage long. Balancing those two things is what management is.

Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

No vision is worth the paper it's printed on unless it is communicated constantly and reinforced with rewards.

In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell.

This shows you are never too old to get surprised.

Any time there is change, there is opportunity. So it is paramount that an organization get energized rather than paralyzed.