Everything looks like a failure in the middle. In neary every change project, doubt is cast on the original vision because problems are mounting and the end is nowhere in sight.

Confidence is the sweet spot between arrogance and despair-consisting of positive expectations for favorable outcomes.

The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.

Power stems from 'rainmaking,' as law firms put it: the ability to bring resources into the company.

Pessimists see problems as stemming from stable and universal causes, thus making them less susceptible to corrective action. Optimists, in contrast, view problems as temporary and resulting from specific factors that will either change or be changed.

Power is America's last dirty word. It is easier to talk about money - and much easier to talk about sex - than it is to talk about power.

The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.