Organizations are, in the last analysis, interactions among people.

People are much more likely to act their way into a new way of thinking, than think their way into a new way of acting.

Nothing fails like success.

Knowledge does not advance practice. Rather practice advances knowledge.

Great companies make meaning. A company has a name, but its people give it meaning.

Leadership is making happen what wouldn't happen anyway and this always entails working at the edge of what is acceptable

The incremental approach to change is effective when what you want is more of what you've already got.

Contrary to widespread faith in "communication" and "knowledge transfer," information has a social life, and unless new insights are embedded in the social system they evaporate.

Discoveries from one community cannot be repackaged and provided to another as a silver bullet, That's a "best practice" rollout and it invariably evokes the immune rejection response.

The real objective isn't just "knowledge" or getting an 80-20 understanding of the situation. The overriding objective is engagement, creating a buzz, mobilizing people to take action.

The eloquence of the pen is just as sharp as the point of a sword.

The mind's health depends on what it feeds on. Avoid thoughts and conversations that kill your soul.

My goal tonight is to maintain a steady stream of invincibility. If I hit stage four—“I’m Invisible”—I’ll likely pass out, and that would ruin all my fun.

Well, I think it's too early to call Fallujah a failure.

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.

Readers are lucky - they will never be bored or lonely.

You learn a lot from your customers, and when your customers are also your owners, you learn even more.

If she kept wondering about how much of her life Bran engineered, she’d end up on a funny farm knitting caps for ducks.

I love it if a man makes an effort to get to know my parents and sisters. Getting to know the people who matter to me goes a long way.

Remorse is virtue's root; its fair increase is fruits of innocence and blessedness.