Neotony is a metaphor for the quality of life - the gift - that keeps the fortunate of whatever age focused on all the marvelous undiscovered things to come.

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.

That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.

Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of being told they might be wrong, it is more than offset by the fact that the information will help them make better decisions.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Recognize the skills and traits you don't possess, and hire the people who have them.