The experience of the human race indicates strongly that the only person in abundant supply is the universal incompetent.

Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art.

Too many leaders try to do a little bit of 25 things and get nothing done. They are very popular because they always say yes. But they get nothing done.

Our most important education system is in the employees' own organization.

Systematic decision review also shows executives their own weaknesses, particularly the areas in which they are simply incompetent. In these areas, smart executives don't make decisions or take actions. They delegate.

The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things.

The talk you hear about adapting to change is not only stupid, it's dangerous. The only way you can manage change is to create it.