Obviously, you have to know what you need now and what you will soon need, then hire or promote from within to meet those needs.

Managers are, and should be, totally responsible for recognizing individual strengths (both natural talents and skills), getting those strengths in proper alignment (i.e. in the right "seats"), and then leveraging them.

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

Clarity is the answer to anxiety. Effective leaders are clear.

It's odd that I'm a big name in America and not known in Britain.

Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

Talent is the multiplier. The more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield. The time you spend with your best is, quite simply, your most productive time.