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

I need to reach out to people who work for small to mid-sized companies, and help them identify and apply their strengths at work.

Most of my work has been in corporations, studying how you build an organization that helps people to identify and work to their strengths.

Don't waste time trying to put in what was left out. Try to draw out what was left in.

If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.

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.

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.