Ninety-nine point nine percent of all employees are in the pile because they don't think.

It is better to act too quickly than it is to wait too long.

Failing to differentiate among employees — and holding on to bottom-tier performers — is actually the cruelest form of management there is.

A leader's role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to guide, energize and excite.

Take the middle 70 percent and tell them what they need to do to get into the top 20 percent.

Focus on a few key objectives ... I only have three things to do. I have to choose the right people, allocate the right number of dollars, and transmit ideas from one division to another with the speed of light. So I'm really in the business of being the gatekeeper and the transmitter of ideas.

Control your own destiny or someone else will.