David Horne

Small steps matter. Your ability to be at your best is linked to how strong you are when you’re weak. Being stronger, or sucking less, in critical moments can be transformational over time.

The words, “Be still, and know that I am God,” mean next to nothing to the self-confident, bustling worshipper in this middle period of the twentieth century.

you’re ever stuck, find your own “in case of emergency” questions. Here are some examples: Listening to you, I can see you work hard. I have to pause and ask: what’s your motivation? Before we continue, I want to check in: how is this interview going for you? I hate to switch gears, but with so little time together, I have to ask you about … And if

When you lead, your real job is to create more leaders, not more followers.

Each quarter we try to study an admirable company and discuss it with our Operating Group managers and board members. We focus on high performance conglomerates that have demonstrated at least a decade of superior shareholder returns.