Failing to hold someone accountable is ultimately an act of selfishness.

If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.

Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence.

Members of trusting teams admit weaknesses and mistakes, take risks in offering feedback and assistance, and focus time and energy on important issues, not politics.

When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer.

Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

If you’re not interested in getting better, it’s time for you to stop leading.

It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board.

I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

Say you want to live life like a movie.Keep in mind there’s a running time.

If your financial life is not in order, every other area of your life will be in disorder.

He wouldn't hear of anybody's paying taxes, though he was very patriotic.

Secretly we fear ourselves, not the fear itself.

Whenever you see a man who is successful in society, try to discover what makes him pleasing, and if possible adopt his system.

Why do I have to feed the kids? They just ate twelve hours ago!

A man who tells nothing, or who tells all, will equally have nothing told him.

Hot air balloons are terrific to shoot from, although they have become very expensive, as has most lodging and food in the Napa Valley.

Something will pop up in my head. It could be like the weirdest thing. Like all'a sudden like I have like a jumping banana in my head.