Leadership is defined by results not attributes.

In the knowledge economy everyone is a volunteer, but we have trained our managers to manage conscripts.

Communism is evil. Its driving forces are the deadly sins of envy and hatred.

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.

The monomaniac is unlikely to succeed. Most leave only their bleached bones in the roadless desert. But the rest of us, with our multiple interests instead of a single mission, are certain to fail and have no impact at all.

No business can do everything. Even if it has the money, it will never have enough good people. It has to set priorities. The worst thing to do is a little bit of everything. This makes sure that nothing is being accomplished. It is better to pick the wrong priority than none at all.

Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.