Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.

Managers often hold on to resisters because of a specific skill set or because they've been around for a long time. Don't.

Just because you are the boss doesn't mean you are the source of all knowledge.

My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too.

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

The team with the best players wins.

Nobody is too important to lead the initiative you say is important.