For me, reading is reading.

The manager, in today's world, doesn't get paid to be a steward of resources, a favored term not so many years ago. He or she gets paid for one and only one thing: to make things better (incrementally and dramatically), to change things, to act - today.

You have to stand out if you want to move up.

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

Rewards should go to teams as a whole.

And remember: Everything in business is a paradox. To be excellent, you have to be consistent. When you're consistent, you're vulnerable to attack. Yes, it's a paradox. Now deal with it!

Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.