The drive for control, or the perception thereof, is truly the strongest force in human nature.

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

How do you humiliate and demean someone and then expect him or her to care about product quality.

Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.

Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how "open" you are, you'll end up surrounded by "yes people." It's hard not to believe people who are repeating your own ideas. Resist the temptation.

In McKinsey's world, all of life is one of two things: strategy or organization.

Listen to Everyone. Ideas come from everywhere