Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

The one to distrust is the person who never makes a mistake, never commits a blunder, never fails in what he tries to do. Either he is a phony, or he stays with the safe, the tried and the trivial.

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

Successful people know they need to get many things done-and done effectively. Therefore, they concentrate their time and energy on doing one thing at a time-and on doing first things firs.

Every single social and global issue of our day is a business opportunity in disguise.

There is the risk you cannot afford to take, and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.

Innovative efforts should never report to line managers charged with responsibility for ongoing operations. The new project is an infant and will remain one for the foreseeable future, and infants belong in the nursery. The 'adults', that is, the executives in charge of existing businesses or products will have neither the time nor understanding for the infant.