If you're not in Germany, you're not in Europe. And if you're not in Asia, you're nowhere.

First and most obvious, bring out the three old warhorses of competition - cost, quality, and service - and drive them to new levels, making every person in the organization see them for what they are, a matter of survival.

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

All of management is about self-confidence

Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.

A company has only so much money and managerial time. Winning leaders invest where the payback is the highest. They cut their losses everywhere else.

Don't lose youself on the way to the top.