If we wait for the perfect answer, the world will pass us by

Not surprisingly, work-life moaners tend to be a phenomenon of below-average performers.

Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer.

Real communication is an attitude, an environment. It is the most interactive of all processes. It requires countless hours of eyeball to eyeball, back and forth. It involves more listening than talking.

Keep learning; don't be arrogant by assuming that you know it all, that you have a monopoly on the truth; always assume that you can learn something from someone else.

Simple messages travel faster, simpler designs reach the market faster and the elimination of clutter allows faster decision making.

When it's time to let someone go, do it right. No surprises. No humiliation.