A manager's task is to make the strengths of people effective and their weakness irrelevant - and that applies fully as much to the manager's boss as it applies to the manager's subordinates.

The strength of the computer lies in its being a logic machine. It does precisely what it is programed to do. This makes it fast and precise. It also makes it a total moron; for logic is essentially stupid.

To make knowledge productive, we will have to learn to see both forest and tree. We will have to learn to connect.

The ultimate resource in economic development is people. It is people, not capital or raw materials that develop an economy.

The job of a professional manager is not to like people. It is not to change people. It is to put their strengths to work.

Use feedback analysis to identify your strengths. Then go to work on improving your strengths. Identify and eliminate bad habits that hinder the full development of your strengths. Figure out what you should do and do it. Finally, decide what you should not do.

Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.