Ethics must begin at the top of an organization. It is a leadership issue and the chief executive must set read more

Ethics must begin at the top of an organization. It is a leadership issue and the chief executive must set the example.

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what
we say or what we do, but what read more

The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what
we say or what we do, but what we are. And if our words and our actions
come from superficial human relations techniques (the Personality Ethic)
rather than from our own inner core (the Character Ethic), others will
sense that duplicity. We simply won't be able to create and sustain the
foundation necessary for effective interdependence.

Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking
and believing. As individuals think and believe, read more

Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking
and believing. As individuals think and believe, so they are.

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you
shouldn't-it just keeps you from enjoying it.

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you
shouldn't-it just keeps you from enjoying it.

I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the
nightmares because of my dreams.

I have had dreams, and I have had nightmares. I overcame the
nightmares because of my dreams.

One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.

One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has
a son who thinks he's read more

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has
a son who thinks he's wrong.

A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel
in his heart.

A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel
in his heart.

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.