Organize as much as possible around teams, to achieve enhanced focus, task orientation, innovativeness, and individual commitment.

Brand inside is more important than brand outside for sustained success.

Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;" What kind of business should I start?" Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: "What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?" Sorry, but those are two of the most profoundly upsetting questions anyone can ask - upsetting because the answer should be obvious: Do what turns you on, not what the statistics say is best.

Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!

The company's most urgent task is to learn to welcome, beg for, demand - innovation from everyone.

I'm about as far from being a flag-waver - you won't find any American flag pins in my drawer - as someone can be.

Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.