Drucker said: 'If you weren't already in this business, would you enter it today? And if not, what are you going to do about it?' ... Simple, right? But incredibly powerful.

Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer.

Don't take a job because your mother wants you to. Don't be a victim. You own your decision.

If you managed a baseball team, would you listen more closely to the team accountant or the director of player personnel?

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time and energy in developing your people.

In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.