The best strategy for building a competitive organization is to help individuals become more of who they are.

The difference between a pebble and a mountain lies in whom you ask to move it.

We live with them every day, and they come so easily to us that they cease to be precious.

If you want to be clear, act.

There is no shortage of mechanisms by which to measure almost anything.

The Four Keys of Great Managers: When selecting someone, they select for talent ... not simply experience, intelligence or determination. When setting expectations, they define the right outcomes ... not the right steps. When motivating someone, they focus on strengths ... not on weaknesses. and When developing someone, they help him find the right fit ... not simply the next rung on the ladder.

The fact remains that we have an obligation to discover what we really, really, really want to do (which is probably what we do best) and then do it even better... much better.