Whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monomaniac with a mission.

Objectives can be compared to a compass bearing by which a ship navigates. A compass bearing is firm, but in actual navigation, a ship may veer off its course for many miles. Without a compass bearing, a ship would neither find its port nor be able to estimate the time required to get there.

No decision has been made unless carrying it out in specific steps has become someone's work assignment and responsibility.

There is nothing worse than doing the wrong thing well.

All good strategy eventually degenerates into work.

An effective executive builds on strengths - their own strengths, the strengths of superiors, colleagues, subordinates, and on the strength of the situation.

A business is not defined by its name, statutes, or articles of incorporation. It is defined by the business mission. Only a clear definition of the mission and purpose of the organization makes possible clear and realistic business objectives.