Corporate men and women, once divided by striking differences in opportunity for career growth, have come to share career chaos.

Creativity does not derive from order but from the attempt to impose order where it does not exist, to make new connections.

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

Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach.

A self-reinforcing upward spiral: performance stimulating pride stimulating performance.

It is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.