I don't think I knew any of my father's friends - male friends - by their real names. I remember them only by their nicknames.
The best thing a company can do for the communities in which it operates is to have a vibrant and sustainable business.
Do your job brilliantly and the cream will rise to the top.
The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
To build and sustain brands people love and trust, one must focus-not only on today but also on tomorrow. It's not easy. . . but balancing the short and long term is key to delivering sustainable, profitable growth-growth that is good for our shareholders but also good for our consumers, our employees, our business partners, the communities where we live and work, and the planet we inhabit
I hate to see people frustrated or leave a company for an opportunity they could easily have had at their current company if they had only asked.
So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment. So merely changing formal religious affiliations will often not help much. On the other hand, in pluralistic, democratic societies, there is the freedom to adopt the religion of your choice. This is good. This lets curious people like you run around on the loose!
There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
The coming together of people I find obscene as a principle. It is not human. It is not a natural thing as some people would have us believe.