A man should never be appointed into a managerial position if his vision focuses on people's weaknesses rather than on their strengths.

Listening is not a skill; it is a discipline.

The most important decisions in organizations are people decisions, and yet only the military, and only recently, has begun to ask, "If we assign this general to lead this base, what do we expect him to accomplish?"

Cultivate a deep understanding of yourself - not only what your strengths and weaknesses are but also how you learn, how you work with others, what your values are, and where you can make the greatest contribution. Because only when you operate from strengths can you achieve true excellence.

In the Western tradition, we have focused on teaching as a skill and forgotten what Socrates knew: teaching is a gift, learning is a skill.

Replace your pursuit of success with the pursuit of contribution.

Business has only two basic functions - marketing and innovation.