I'm not perfect, but if there are any points given for caring about people with every fiber of your being and giving life all you've got every day, then I suppose I have a shot.

Take time to get to know people. Understand where they are coming from, what is important to them. Make sure they are with you.

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.

Good leaders have a generosity gene.

Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the best people on the field and gets them playing together wins. It's that simple.

I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader - if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.

Shun the incremental and go for the leap.