In order to solve problems, information has to be shared; and not only information, but doubts, fears and questions.

It is surprising, in the welter of questions that one gets at (AGMs), how few actually relate to the performance of the company, or the decisions taken by the board in particular areas.

The only companies that innovate are those who believe that innovation is vital for their future.

Problems can only be solved by the people who have them. You have to try and coax them and love them into seeing ways in which they can help themselves.

People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products is limited in this regard.

The trouble is that all-encompassing though information technology may be, it will always convey facts and numbers ... what it does not convey is perception, belief and motivation.

The task of industry is continuously, year on year, to make more and better things, using less of the world's resources.