Management must take the lead in making obsolete its own products and services rather than waiting for a competitor to do so.

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?"

The paradox of the prophet: his very success is his failure. The prophet whose time has come no longer shocks; he entertains.

If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old

Quality of character doesn't make a leader, but the lack of it flaws the entire process.

When the business grows, the person who founded it is incredibly busy. Rapid growth puts an enormous strain on a business. You outgrow your production facilities. You outgrow your management capabilities.

As to the idea that advertising motivates people, remember the Edsel.