The only things that evolve by themselves in an organization are disorder, friction and malperformance.

Adequacy is the enemy of excellence.

The final test of greatness in a CEO is how well he chooses a successor and whether he can step aside and let the successor run the company.

The most important contribution management needs to make in the 21st century is ... to increase the productivity of knowledge work and the knowledge worker

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

Leaders grow; they are not made.

Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.