Excellence and competitiveness aren't incompatible with honesty and integrity.

Some people have better ideas than others; some are smarter or more experienced or more creative. But everyone should be heard and respected.

Take time to get to know people. Understand where they are coming from, what is important to them. Make sure they are with you.

Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.

No vision is worth the paper it's printed on unless it is communicated constantly and reinforced with rewards.

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.

The secret of success is changing the way you think.

Don't lose youself on the way to the top.

Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the best people on the field and gets them playing together wins. It's that simple.

If work is just going in every day and getting a check, it's an ugly life. When you can make work a meaningful purpose, you've hit the jackpot for people.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

In the end, your integrity is all you've got.

The most important job you have is growing your people, giving them a chance to reach their dreams.

When there's change, there's opportunity.

Protecting underperformers always backfires.

A leader's job is to look into the future and see the organization, not as it is, but as it should be

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Nothing of any importance has ever been accomplished by a pessimist.