Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong... And yet, a person can perform only from strength.

As soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word.

Most Americans do not know what their strengths are. When you ask them, they look at you with a blank stare, or they respond in terms of subject knowledge, which is the wrong answer.

In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.

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.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Institutions mistake good intentions for objectives. They say "health care"; that's an intention, not an objective.