Imagine if you used relationships to get to know other people, rather than to satisfy what is blocked inside of you. If you’re not trying to make people fit into your preconceived notions of what you like and dislike, you will find that relationships are not really that difficult. If you’re not so busy judging and resisting people based upon what is blocked inside of you, you will find that they are much easier to get along with—and so are you. Letting go of yourself is the simplest way to get closer to others.

Christianity recognizes love of self, of family, of nation, and of humanity, and not only of humanity, but also of everything living, everything existing; it recognizes the necessity of an infinite extension of the sphere of love.

In short, you would see how The Entrepreneur in you dreams and schemes, The Manager in you is constantly attempting to keep things as they are, and The Technician in you drives the other two crazy.

From a germ’s point of view, genital sores, diarrhea, and coughing are 'symptoms of disease.' From a germ’s point of view, they’re clever evolutionary strategies to broadcast the germ.

Your job as a manager is to get better outcomes from a group of people working together.

Being a great manager is a highly personal journey, and if you don’t have a good handle on yourself, you won’t have a good handle on how to best support your team.

People do listen to you in an intense way you never experienced before you became a manager. They attribute meaning—sometimes accurately, sometimes not—to what you say, to the clothes you wear, to the car you drive. In some ways, becoming a boss is like getting arrested. Everything you say or do can and will be used against you.

Most people have never even decided what matters most to them. They haven’t developed the criteria that will inform and govern all other decisions, and now we’re trying to do it for an entire group, team or organization.

Faith creates nothing; it simply reckons upon that which is already there. God and the spiritual world are real. We can reckon upon them with as much assurance as we reckon upon the familiar world around us.

Lean practices, such as reducing waste and focusing on value delivery, optimizing resource allocation, and increasing product success.