To be authentic is literally to be your own author... to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way of acting on them.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines crucible as "a place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces; a severe test of patience or belief; a vessel for melting material at high temperatures." A crucible was the vessel in which medieval alchemists attempted to turn base metals into gold. That the alchemists inevitably failed in their audacious attempts doesn't denigrate the power of the crucible as a metaphor for the circumstances that cause an individual to be utterly transformed.

The future has no shelf life

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.

Great groups deliver great results. And for everyone involved in a great group, great work is its own reward.

The first job of a leader is to define a vision for the organization...the capacity to translate vision into reality.

To be authentic is literally to be your own author... to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way of acting on them.