Successful leaders don't start out asking, 'What do I want to do?' They ask, 'What needs to be done?' Then they ask, 'Of those things that would make a difference, which are right for me?'

Profit is not the purpose of a business, but rather the test of its validity

Not to innovate is the single largest reason for the decline of existing organizations. Not to know how to manage is the single largest reason for the failure of new ventures.

When it rains manna from heaven, some people put up an umbrella. Others reach for a big spoon.

The only things that evolve by themselves in an organization are disorder, friction and malperformance.

Leaders shouldn?t attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can?t compromise.

Trust is congruence between what you say and what you do.