Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me, Inc. To be in b...
Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!
Statistically and emotionally, I believe that the way I can be of help to society is by doing what I know and what I've been good at.
Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills.
Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.
A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve excellence, he said, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.
Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.
Celebrate what you want to see more of.
For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, it's office automation using computer technology: enterprise...
The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we're going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.
All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventiona...
Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.
Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.
Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.