Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.

If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.

If new ideas are the lifeblood of any thriving organisation-and, trust me, they are-managers must learn to revere, not merely tolerate, the people who come up with those ideas.

Short-term can be terminal.

In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment.

People don't plan to fail. They fail to plan.

Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.