I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black... and I love a good sword fight.

Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me.

I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then and sit down with leaders of all kinds of companies.

No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.

During World War II, the pilot losses were staggering. In some bombing raids, as many as 80% of the planes that left did not return.

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

Pursue the thing inside us and others will help us. Pursue the things outside us and others will compete with us.