Do the right things instead of trying to do everything right.

The most common source of mistakes in management decisions is the emphasis on finding the right answer rather than the right question.

Listening is not a skill; it is a discipline.

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

The healthier a new venture and the faster it grows, the more financial feeding it requires.

Everything requires time. It is the only truly universal condition. All work takes place in time and uses up time. Yet most people take for granted this unique, irreplaceable, and necessary resource. Nothing else, perhaps, distinguishes effective executives as much as their tender loving care of time.

History has been written not by the most talented but by the most motivated.