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In a sport where many hide behind cliches, Wim Fissette is always refreshingly honest and candid, and I was again struck in our latest chat by his openness and revealing answers.

• Ben Rothenberg

But and therefore are words that signal change. The story was heading in one direction, but now it’s heading in another. We started out zigging, but now we are zagging. We did this, and therefore this new thing happened.

• Matthew Dicks

The past is a teacher, not a judge. Your next move matters more than your last mistake.

Humble leaders act in the service of others. As the author Rick Warren once wrote: “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.”

Humble leaders focus on the needs of others before their own.

Humble leaders celebrate others, not themselves. They are more concerned with getting others heard and less concerned about having

The results are just results.

• Rafael Nadal, May 25 2025

You are the sum of your actions. Who are you? What are you doing?

A two-sided platform must appeal to both sides if it is to be sustainably successful. It must help the beneficiaries to an extent and in a way that causes funders to continue to fund its operation. In turn, that requires a strategy which ensures a level of value delivery to beneficiaries that motivates funders to continue their support.

• Roger Martin

We’ve reached the limits of what linear thinking can achieve. Addressing challenges like cultural fragmentation, technological disruption, and global crises requires not just intellect but imagination. Future leaders won’t merely ask “How do we grow?” but “What are we growing toward, and who do we aspire to become?” They will:

• Design rather than dir

When we bring in people who see the world differently, we don’t dilute business thinking—we deepen it. Innovation thrives at the intersection of difference.