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.

True leadership has people who follow when they have the freedom not to.

Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment.

All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of discipline. When you have disciplined people, you don't need hierarchy. When you have disciplined thought, you don't need bureaucracy. When you have disciplined action, you don' t need excessive controls. When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great performance.

Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great.

Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions.