The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.

What's really driving the boom in coaching, is this: as we move from 30 miles an hour to 70 to 120 to 180......as we go from driving straight down the road to making right turns and left turns to abandoning cars and getting motorcycles...the whole game changes, and a lot of people are trying to keep up, learn how not to fall.

In an ever changing world, you never learn it all, even if you keep growing into your 90s.

Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better.

People change what they do less because they are given an analysis that shifts their thinking than because they are shown a truth that influences their feelings.

Complacency is almost always the product of success or perceived success

Over the years I have become convinced that we learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us ... Those in leadership positions who fail to grasp or use the power of stories risk failure for their companies and for themselves.