So every time you think about your work-life balance issue, remember what your boss is thinking about - and that's winning. Your needs may get heard - and even successfully resolved - but not if the boss's needs aren't met as well.

People always overestimate how complex business is. This isn't rocket science. We've chosen one of the world's simplest professions.

Any jerk can have short-term earnings. You squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, and the company sinks five years later.

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

Focus on a few key objectives ... I only have three things to do. I have to choose the right people, allocate the right number of dollars, and transmit ideas from one division to another with the speed of light. So I'm really in the business of being the gatekeeper and the transmitter of ideas.

The secret of success is changing the way you think.

I think every leader has an obligation - the absolute obligation - to treat everyone fairly. But they also have the obligation to treat everyone differently. Because people aren't all the same, and the last thing you ever want to do, in my opinion, is let the best in your organization be treated like the worst in your organization. It does nothing for your future.