- "Unhindered communication is key no matter what your position"
- "Find, develop and support good people. And they will in turn find, develop and own good ideas."
- "You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged."
- "If leaders can talk about their mistakes and our part in them, then we make it safe for others. You don't run away from it or pretend it doesn't exist."
- "Part of our job is to protect the new from people who don't understand that in order for greatness to emerge there must be phases of not so greatness."
- "A manager's default mode should not be secrecy. What is needed is thoughtful consideration of the cost of secrecy weighted against the risks."
- "Discovery means you don't know the answer when you start."
- "Creativity is unexpected connections between unrelated concepts or ideas."
- "Good ideas can come from anywhere so everyone must feel empowered to speak up."
- "Include people in your problems not just your solutions."
- "The past should only be our teacher and not our master."