Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success.

In the corporate community the key word is respect. In the corporate community you don't get a relationship until they respect you first.

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

If something can be done 80% as well by someone else, delegate!

I've never known a person focused on yesterday to have a better tomorrow.

COMMUNICATION: If I had to pick a first rule of communication-the one practice above all others that opens the door to connecting with others-it would be to look for common ground. Too often people see communication as the process of transmitting massive amounts of information to other people. But that's the wrong picture. Communication is a journey. The more that people have in common, the better the chance that they can take that journey together.

Dependable teams members possess the desire to do the things they are capable of doing.