Some people read business books looking for confirmation. I read them in search of disquiet. Confirmation is cheap, easy and ineffective. Restlessness and the scientific method, on the other hand, create a culture of testing and inquiry that can't help but push you forward.

I don't think we have any choice. I think we have an obligation to change the rules, to raise the bar, to play a different game, and to play it better than anyone has any right to believe is possible.

That's your opportunity - to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing.

The challenge with being an initiator of projects is that you are never, ever done.

Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.

The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see.

All motivation is self-motivation. Your family, your boss, or your co-workers can try to get your engine going, but until you decide what to accomplish, nothing will happen.