We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.

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If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to...

If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to...

Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.

Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more...

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more...

If youre not confused, youre not paying attention.

If youre not confused, youre not paying attention.

Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have...

Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have...

There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity

There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity

Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every...

Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every...

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an...

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an...

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and...

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and...

Celebrate what you want to see more of.

Celebrate what you want to see more of.

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company...

All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company...

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do...

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do...

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.

Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.