You measure your people and you take action on those that don't measure up.

The main social responsibility for a company is to win.

The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out that being informal is a big deal.

The art of managing and leading comes down to a simple thing. Determining and facing reality about people, situations, products, and then acting decisively and quickly on that reality. Think how many times we have procrastinated, hoped it would get better. Most of the mistakes you've made have been through not being willing to face into it, straight in the mirror that reality you find, then taking action on it. That's all managing is, defining and acting. Not hoping, not waiting fro the next plan. Not rethinking it. Getting on with it. Doing it. Defining and doing it.

You can't behave in a calm, rational manner. You've got to be out there on the lunatic fringe.

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.

Cash is king. Get every drop of cash you can get and hold onto it.