In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. read more

In really good companies, you have to lead. You have to come up with big ideas and express them forcefully. I have always been encouraged -- or sometimes forced -- to confront the very natural fear of being wrong. I was constantly pushed to find out what I really thought and then to speak up. Over time, I came to see that waiting to discover which way the wind was blowing is an excellent way to learn how to be a follower.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

The ends must justify the means.

The ends must justify the means.

The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.

The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.

People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did
it.

People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did
it.

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach
you than when you approach them.

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach
you than when you approach them.

It's not failure, but low aim is crime.

It's not failure, but low aim is crime.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should
be-because sooner or later, if you're read more

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should
be-because sooner or later, if you're posing, you will forget the pose and
then where are you?.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and
virtue is doing it.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and
virtue is doing it.