1. “You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.”
2. “Experts often possess more data than judgement.”
3. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
4. “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
5. “Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem.”
6. “If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.”
7. “Trust is the glue that holds people together and is the lubricant that keeps an organization moving forward.”
8. “The freedom to be your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.”
9. “Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.”
10. “Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”
11. “Never believe the first thing you hear.”
12. “Fear and failure are always present. Accept them as part of life and learn how to manage these realities.”
13. “The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.”
14. “All work is honourable. Always do your best because someone is watching.”
15. “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence.”
