If you want to build a great enterprise, you have to have the courage to dream great dreams. If you dream small dreams, you may succeed in building s… - Howard Schultz

One way to describe the American Dream is as a promise — a promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Inherent to that pursuit, I believe, is having access to opportunities like education and good jobs, healthcare and ownership, support from family and friends, and generosity from strangers. Opportunity shows up as luck, but is also embedded into our social, governmental, and corporate constructs.

Нет ничего более ценного, чем доверие и уверенность в отношениях со служащими. Если люди считают, что руководство поступает несправедливо, они отчуждаются. А как только они перестают доверять руководству, на кону — будущее компании.

To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and the leader. If it doesn't, it risks becoming yet another mediocre corporation.