There is one qualification the manager cannot acquire but must bring to the task. It is not genius; it is character.

As with every phenomenon of the objective universe, the first step toward understanding work is to analyze it.

Knowledge people and service people learn the most when they teach .

The three most charismatic leaders in this century inflicted more suffering on the human race than almost any trio in history: Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. What matters is not the leader's charisma. What matters is the leader's mission.

Focus on opportunities, not problems.

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

Nobody can predict the future; the idea is to have a firm grasp of the present.