Hierarchy is an organization with its face toward the CEO and its ass toward the customer.
Don't lose youself on the way to the top.
Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term.
Nothing of any importance has ever been accomplished by a pessimist.
Trust happens when leaders are transparent.
A company has only so much money and managerial time. Winning leaders invest where the payback is the highest. They cut their losses everywhere else.