Nations need to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and India's tradition of dissent and democratic debate is a positive aspect.

One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's a revolving door.

Lack of opportunity breeds dreams of escape. But professionals and managers who have invested in their careers do not leave the work force as frequently as discouraged workers in lower status occupations. Instead, they keep working, but they escape emotionally by defining achievement in professional, not company, terms. ... Thus, the potential for being stuck as career uncertainty grows takes its toll in weakening attachment to any particular employer.

I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice.

Winning becomes easier over time as the cornerstones of confidence become habits.

The most radical thing we can do is connect people to one another. That starts conversations toward a vision for change.

Innovative organizations provide the freedom to act which arouses the desire to act.