Salvation by society failed the most where it promised the most, in the communist countries. But it also failed in the West. Practically no government program enacted since the 1950s in the Western world - or in the communist countries - has been successful.

An established company which, in an age demanding innovation, is not able to innovation, is doomed to decline and extinction.

Succession planning often results in the selection of a weaker representation of yourself.

They wrongly believe that good intentions move mountains. Bulldozers move mountains. But there are exceptions.

Growth that adds volume without improving productivity is fat. Growth that diminishes productivity is cancer.

The honest work of yesterday has lost its social status, its social esteem.

Promotion should not be more important than accomplishment, or avoiding instability more important than taking the right risk.