You can't believe how hard it is for people to be simple, how much they fear being simple. They worry that if they're simple, people will think they're simpleminded. In reality, of course, it's just the reverse. Clear, tough-minded people are the most simple.

An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.

On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.

We've only been wealthy in this country for 70 years. Who said we ought to have all this? Is it ordained?

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

As a leader, you have no right to have any employee wonder how they fit in and where they are going.

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