Culture drives great results.

Set stretch goals. Don't ever settle for mediocrity. The key to stretch is to reach for more than you think is possible. Don't sell yourself short by thinking that you'll fail.

We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the work.

What Sam Walton did was to go into one of the most mature industries of all and find a way to make it grow, grow, grow, double-digit, month after month, year after year. He did it by innovation, customer focus, and above all, speed.

If you don't have public hangings for bad culture in a company, if you don't take people out and let them say, they went home to spend more time with the family. It's crazy.

If you reward candor, you'll get it.

A good leader remains focused. Controlling your destination is better than being controlled by it