How can you succeed by helping others succeed? We succeed at our very best only when we help others succeed.

Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.

Good is the enemy of great. And that's one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.

The secret to a successful retirement is to find your retirement sweet spot. The sweet spot is where your passions, what you do best, and what people will pay you to do overlap.

If we allow the celebrity rock-star model of leadership to triumph, we will see the decline of corporations and institutions of all types. The twentieth century was a century of greatness, but we face the very real prospect that the next century will see very few enduring great institutions.

Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.

The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.