Thinking like others is ok for things that are not important to you.

MBA programs are underwritten by large companies and they succeed at producing future employees of large companies. In that regard, they are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing.

I also believe that at a critical point (more than six people?), that collective wisdom turns into group think.

I think small groups have more collective wisdom than an individual.

Success doesn’t always look like what we think it looks like.

The disruption caused by globalization and technology (what Tom Friedman calls hyperconnectedness) will be around for the rest of our professional lives.

For example, I wear clothes I buy at trendy shops because I don't care much about clothing. If someone wants to create a trend around clothing, I'll happily and blindly follow.

There are not enough forums where institutions invite their workers to share their failures in a constructive way so the organization can move forward.

In companies, there are three activities that should be labeled better. First there is the "CORE" which is the thing the company does that its customers pay it to do.

However, there's nothing more inspiring than a company that does solve problems and those problems are captured as part of a larger story.

I believe in labeling things.

If you can’t be happy, then be something else. Be useful, that would be good. Decorative, if you like. Selfish, if you must. But don’t whine about it.

I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.

Don't judge a man by where he is, because you don't know how far he has come.

I thought I was an actor playing a wizard. But really, I was a wizard playing an actor.

The only reward in this game is winning. It's no fun to practice; it's no fun to play and lose.

It’s almost just a difference of mood as to whether I would describe myself one way or the other. I think I share that experience with most people.

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.

If I get to know somebody, I'll open up, but other than that I like to sit back and observe things.