A basic truth of management - if not of life - is that nearly everything looks like a failure in the middle.

The difference between "winners" and "losers" is not whether they face obstacles and setbacks - we all do, and it is inevitable that plans do not unfold exactly as imagined or that unexpected events surprise us or that a few mistakes happen. The real difference is that "winners" bounce back from a fumble or a loss by refusing to panic, analyzing the situation and looking for positive actions they can take to correct the problem, and then go on to resume winning.

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings.

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

The Martha Stewart trial makes clear how far women have risen in the business world. America can be proud of our equal-opportunity prosecution and conviction.

The very lack of opportunity the group faces creates a self-defeating cycle and puts pressure on members to limit their aspirations.