See the long view: By all means "plant the corn, milk the cows, and feed the horses" but always keep the eventual "harvest" in mind.

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity.

Every one of the geezers who continues to play a leadership role has one quality of overriding importance: neotony. The dictionary definition is that neotony, a zoological term, involves "the retention of youthful qualities throughout old age." It is more than merely retaining a youthful appearance, although that is often part of it. Neotony is the retention of all those wonderful qualities that we associate with youth: curiosity, playfulness, eagerness, fearlessness, warmth, energy.

Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge.

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

Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.

Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.