So technologies, whether it is a telephone or an iPhone, computers in general or automobiles, television even, all individualize us. We all sit in front of our iPhones and communicating but are we really communicating?

Often, M.B.A.s will parachute around from one company or industry to another, without really understanding what's behind it.

My feeling about executive bonuses is that any candidate for a chief executive job who even raises the issue of bonuses should be dismissed out of hand.

We depend on our automobiles to take us everywhere.

A paradigm shift is taking place in Europe and Asia Pacific, with consumers increasingly using their computers to watch television. The products we're announcing today are a giant step toward making the PC-based TV-viewing experience virtually identical to what people are accustomed to with television sets in the home.

Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.