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

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic, as they proceed from one challenge and crisis to the next.

Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.

One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.

Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

All great leaders constantly seek new information and new ways of thinking.