Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.

It’s up to you to carve out your place, to know when to change course, and to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years.

The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product.

Tomorrow always arrives. It is always different. And even the mightiest company is in trouble if it has not worked on the future. Being surprised by what happens is a risk that even the largest and richest company cannot afford, and even the smallest business need not run.

Profitability is the sovereign criterion of the enterprise.