Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation - and about fundamental relations with one's fellows.

The principal reason, invariably, most "successful" giant companies rather quickly become also-rans, or just amorphous blobs on the competitive landscape, is their failure to re-tool in anything like a fundamental way. In fact, the worse things get, typically, the more they dig in their heels and defend yesterday's turf.

When you choose a managerial path, you are choosing to devote your life to people. Period.

Don't 'tolerate' mistakes. Embrace them!

Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.

Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.

I found myself declaiming, full flower, for an hour on the "utmost importance and urgency" of Blogging, telling him in no uncertain terms that, especially in a high-end niche business, Blogging is "the premier way" to have "intimate conversations" with his Clients. Funny thing, I believe it!