Andy Grove

"Your company's culture is your competitive advantage."

"The middle management layers are where bureaucracy breeds."

"Data is more convincing than argument."

"A business without momentum is a business in decline."

"The worst strategy is no strategy at all."

"Communication moves information. Communication also moves emotion. And emotions drive people."

"Meetings should be about making decisions, not discussing them."

"The best predictor of future performance is current momentum."

"You're only as strong as your weakest link in management."

"A good manager shows up on time and knows what's expected."

"The Internet will change everything, and those who adapt will survive."

"Your tenure is about managing the business you inherited and building the one to come."

"Make your mission so clear that even your competitors understand it."

"Technology moves faster than people's ability to understand it."

"Don't manage by committee. Make decisions and own them."

"The more things change, the more critical stability becomes."

"Your success is measured by the success of those beneath you."

"The Internet is not just a tool, it's a fundamental shift in how business works."

"You must be willing to kill your own sacred cow."

"Complexity is the enemy of execution."

"The pace of technological change is exponential, not linear."

"A strategic inflection point can come from anywhere, so you must listen to everyone."

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

"You can't just talk about change, you have to live it."

"The customer is not always right, but they are always the customer."

"Disruption comes from outside your industry first, then affects you."

"A company's culture eats strategy for breakfast."

"The Internet changes the cost structure of information."

"You lead by example. Your team watches everything you do."

"The winners are those who see change coming and move before others do."