As far as I'm concerned, the first business leader who was able to establish a cult of personality around his tenure was Lee Iacocca.

Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.

Companies have got to learn to eat change for breakfast.

It boils down to studenthood-in-perpetuity / curiosity-in-perpetuity / applied fanatic restlessness. That is, a belief that life is ONE BIG LEARNING EXPERIENCE. Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind - and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered. The results: an exponentially increased ability to tune up / reinvent / WOW-ize today's project at work.

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.

There are few things that will take you further in life, than your ability to make a good presentation.

A career is a portfolio of projects that teach you new skills, gain you new expertise, develop new capabilities, grow your colleague set, and constantly reinvent you as a brand.