The world has not just "turned upside down". It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.

A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good - similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.

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.

Want to accomplish something, any-damn-thing? Sharpen your political skills!

Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me, Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You.

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