The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.

Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.

Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.

What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of read more

What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and may be. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a belief that he has some worthwhile thing to do. What this is no one can tell him. It must be his own creation. Its success will be measured by the nature of his vision, what he has done to equip himself, and how well he has performed along the line of its development.

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

The manager administers; the leader innovates.

The manager administers; the leader innovates.

Creativity, as has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know
in order to find out what we do read more

Creativity, as has been said, consists largely of rearranging what we know
in order to find out what we do not know....Hence, to think creatively, we
must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.

Though I might travel afar, I will meet only what I carry with
me, for every man is amirror. We read more

Though I might travel afar, I will meet only what I carry with
me, for every man is amirror. We see only ourselves reflected in
those around us. Their attitudes and actions are only a reflection of our
own. The whole world and its condition has its counter parts within us
all. Turn the gaze inward. Correct yourself and your world will
change.

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.

... then the world 's mine oyster.

... then the world 's mine oyster.