A company should limit its growth based on its ability to attract enough of the right people.

It is more important to know who you are than where you are going, for where you are going will change as the world around you changes.

It's more important than ever to define yourself in terms of what you stand for rather than what you make, because what you make is going to become outmoded faster than it has at any time in the past. ...hang on to the idea of who you are as a company, and focus not on what you do, but on what you could do. By being really clear about what you stand for and why you exist, you can see what you could do with a much more open mind. You enhance your ability to adapt to change.

Be rigorous about your HR decisions. There is a difference between rigorous and ruthless.

Resilency, not perfection, is the signature of greatness.

Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate or social sectors, to advance their own interests.

The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.