The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.

Profitability is the sovereign criterion of the enterprise.

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.

More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject.

An executive should be a realist; and no one is less realistic than the cynic.

Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values. Knowing where one belongs can transform an ordinary person - hardworking and competent but otherwise mediocre - into an outstanding performer.

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.