Failing to hold someone accountable is ultimately an act of selfishness.

Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.

Trust is the foundation of real teamwork (there is nothing touchy-feely about this).

On a team, trust is all about vulnerability, which is difficult for most people.

Building a strong team is both possible and remarkably simple. But is painfully difficult.

The impact of organizational health goes far beyond the walls of a company, extending to customers and vendors, even to spouses and children. It sends people to work in the morning with clarity, hope, and anticipation and brings them home at night with a greater sense of accomplishment, contribution, and self-esteem. The impact of this is as important as it is impossible to measure.

If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.