The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will read more

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they read more

Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they just stand there and take their cut.

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if read more

Business is really more agreeable than pleasure: it interests the whole mind ... but it does not look as if it did.

Business dispatched is business well done, but business hurried
is business ill done.

Business dispatched is business well done, but business hurried
is business ill done.

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use read more

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - read more

In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - and celebrate the idea that only by falling on our collective business faces do we learn enough to succeed down the road.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other read more

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These read more

Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand.