The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills.Everythi ng else will become obsolete over time.

I would hope that American managers-indeed, managers worldwide-continue to appreciate what I have been saying almost from day one: that management is so much more than exercising rank and privilege, that it is much more than "making deals." Management affects people and their lives.

Do what you do best, and outsource the rest.

It's more important to do the right thing than to do things right.

It is commonly believed that innovations create changes - but few ever do. Successful innovations exploit changes that have already happened.

Capital formation is shifting from the entrepreneur who invests in the future to the pension trustee who invests in the past.

The success and ultimately the survival of every business, large or small, depends in the last analysis on its ability to develop people. This ability is not measured by any of our conventional yardsticks of economic success; yet, is the final measurement.