One reason (among many) that women may well take over the world of "virtual enterprises" is that they seem to have a greater instinct for networking. And the unfettered-by-machismo males who have taken to networking will do better than those who shun it as "sissy stuff." But truth is, it has always been the age of "networkers"; and in an era where organizations depend more and more on tenuously connected outsiders to get the job done, it will only become so.

Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.

Change is not so much about being the first one to embrace a new idea, but being the first to forget an old one

Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services - from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants - are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz.

An era similar to the one in which the black rotary phone dominated its product category may not recur anytime soon.

One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.

It's not enough to be close to the customer. You've got to be glued to the customer.