The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry.

Who comes first? Don't be silly, says King Hal; it's employees. That is - and this dear Watson, is elementary - if you genuinely want to put customers first, you must put employees more first.

Public Speaking is a skill that can be studied, polished, perfected. Not only can you get good at it, you can get damn good at it and it makes a heck of a difference.

Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.

The market may never coalesce around one basic design, or even around two or three dominant devices.

To grasp organizational life as it is, read novels (!) .... It is my fervent belief that we will never design rational processes that "overcome" such irregularities-don't bother telling that to a consultant. Hence, we should embrace the real, nonrational, nonlinear world with vigor and glee-and develop enterprise and career strategies accordingly.

Cost does not equal value... and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.