“Most revolutions start small and simmer under the surface gathering strength, adding to an ideology, gaining favourable opinion- first as acredible alternative and then as the majority view”

“Always solve for the big picture, not for the problem”

“If we agree that the education, employment and retirement continuum is no longer a linear “cradle to grave” construct, then several tools for managing this reality are increasingly proving redundant. Job descriptions used for hiring are one such example. Hiring managers often write these as a reflection of their own experiences, ignoring the fact that we are entering an era where the emphasis should be less on ready competence and more on transferable skills.”

“Stop obsessing about where you invest your money. Focus instead, on where you invest your time.”

“It is our courage which defines us, not our constraints”

“In changing times, question everything you take for granted.”

“The only way to control chaos and complexity is to give up some of that control”

“The “quality revolution” in the latter half of the 20th century has taken us to a point where all products that reach asupermarket shelf work. The competitive differentiators of the future will be products which are the most innovative, even though they may not be the best”

“Breakthrough innovation occurs when we bring down boundaries and encourage disciplines to learn from each other”

“Mankind, as history tells us over and over again, seeks the least painful solution and, as a result, ends up exchanging one problem foranother”

“Annual planning cycles doom you to short term fixes for long term problems”