You shouldn't take pride in your natural talents any more than you should take pride in your sex, your race or color of your hair

True individuality can be lonely.

People should be hired "as is" and their managers then help them to develop their individual strengths while completing tasks for which they have the greatest aptitude and in which they have the greatest interest.

Passion isn't something that lives way up in the sky, in abstract dreams and hopes. It lives at ground level, in the specific details of what you're actually doing every day.

CEOs the world over are fond of pointing to their workforce and saying "Our people are our greatest asset." And yet today, only two out of ten people think their assets are being well used at work.

Sustained success means making the greatest possible impact over the longest period of time

No idea will work if people don't trust your intentions toward them.