The building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

The fewer data needed, the better the information. And an overload of information, that is, anything much beyond what is truly needed, leads to information blackout. It does not enrich, but impoverishes.

Every organization has to prepare for the abandonment of everything it does.

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 enterprise that does not innovate ages and declines. And in a period of rapid change such as the present, the decline will be fast.

As a manager you're paid to be uncomfortable. If you're comfortable, it's a sure sign you're doing things wrong.

Systematic decision review also shows executives their own weaknesses, particularly the areas in which they are simply incompetent. In these areas, smart executives don't make decisions or take actions. They delegate.