“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”
“Change before you have to.”
“Common mission trap for companies: trying to be all things to all people at all times.”
“Control your own destiny or someone else will.”
“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.”
“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”
“If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.”
“If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.”
“If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don’t have to manage them.”
“If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don’t have to manage them.”
“It is better to act too quickly than it is to wait too long.”
“I’ve learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.”
“Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast actions, and good people contributing all the stuff they’ve got. It’s a killer.”
“Number one, cash is king… number two, communicate… number three, buy or bury the competition.”
“Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete. You cannot be everything to everybody, no matter what the size of your business or how deep its pockets.”
“The mission announces exactly where you are going, and the values describe the behaviors that will get you there.”
“There is no event in your day that cannot be used for people development.”
“To get candor, you reward it, praise it, and talk about it. Most of all, you yourself demonstrate it in an exuberant and even exaggerated way.”
“When launching something new, you have to go for it—“playing not to lose” can never be an option.”
“When you own your choices, you own their consequences.”
“Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.”