Don't succumb to excuses. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.

A leader must identify himself with the group, must back up the group, even at the risk of displeasing superiors. He must believe that the group wants from him a sense of approval. If this feeling prevails, production, discipline, morale will be high, and in return, you can demand the cooperation to promote the goals of the community.

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.

Success is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don't do what is right once in awhile, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.

Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.

The challenge of every team is to build a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another because the question is usually not how well each person performs, but how well they work together.

A good executive goes around with a worried look on his assistants.