They know they're very good issues to be fighting for. They all feel good about it.

They have been critical allies in Afghanistan. They have been critical allies in fighting the financial war against terror. They've been critical allies in terms of our military-to-military relationship.

One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure.

True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers not the enrichment of the leaders.

Consultants are people who borrow your watch and tell you what time it is, and then walk off with the watch.

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong -- that's healthy.