If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for

The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve.

Pushing yourself to be the best is unsustainable. Simply push yourself to be better than the day before.

Sometimes spending time with someone who is perceived as 'successful' can make us feel less successful.

We call them leaders because they go first, because they take the risk before anybody else does, because they will choose to sacrifice so their people will be safe and protected.

To become an academic expert takes years of studying. Academic experts are experts in how and what others have done. They use case studies and observation to understand a subject.

Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care.