Win Small, Win Early, Win Often.

Top-down Authority Structures Turn Employees Into Bootlickers, Breed Pointless Struggles For Political Advantage, And Discourage Dissent.

I Don't Know Whether The Universe Contains Any Evidence Of Intelligent Design, But I Can Assure You That Thousands Of Everyday Products Do Not.

In Most Companies, The Formal Hierarchy Is A Matter Of Public Record - It's Easy To Discover Who's In Charge Of What. By Contrast, Natural Leaders Don't Appear On Any Organization Chart.

Dakota Tribal Wisdom Says That When You're On A Dead Horse, The Best Strategy Is To Dismount. Of Course, There Are Other Strategies. You Can Change Riders. You Can Get A Committee To Study The Dead Horse. You Can Benchmark How Other Companies Ride Dead Horses. You Can Declare That It's Cheaper To Feed A Dead Horse. You Can Harness Several Dead Horses Together. But After You've Tried All These Things, You're Still Going To Have To Dismount.

An Adaptable Company Is One That Captures More Than Its Fair Share Of New Opportunities. It's Always Redefining Its 'core Business' In Ways That Open Up New Avenues For Growth.