Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.

Take someone NEW AND WEIRD to lunch today

Accept change as a friend. And don't take yourself too seriously.

Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.

As far as I'm concerned, the first business leader who was able to establish a cult of personality around his tenure was Lee Iacocca.

Become a "learning organization". Shuck your arrogance - "if it isn't our idea, it can't be that good" - and become a determined copycat/ adapter/ enhancer.

Do it, fix it, try it.