There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.

Insecure managers create complexity. Frightened, nervous managers use thick convoluted planning books and busy slides filled with everything they’ve known since childhood……. They worry that if they’re simple, people will think they’re simple minded. In reality, of course, it’s just the reverse. Clear, tough minded people are the most simple.

It's the internet like the flu - it just spreads like crazy.

If work is just going in every day and getting a check, it's an ugly life. When you can make work a meaningful purpose, you've hit the jackpot for people.

If you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.

When all is said and done, teaching is what I try to do for a living.

Ideally, the star will be replaced within eight hours. This sends the message that no single individual is bigger than the company.