Danger in the Comfort Zone

"Productivity is always low whenever there is Entitlement."

"As long as it is not so high as to be disabling, Fear is the great motivator."

"Organizations that have or create an Earning environment reap increased productivity, increased innovation, and increased teamwork."

"Productivity is very low when the level of stress is either very low or very high."

"When there is a large gap between the institutional and the individual comfort level with risk, the best choice is usually for the individual to leave."

"In a meritocracy, people at different levels of status, with different skills, styles, and backgrounds, can all earn the right to participate, influence, decide, lead, and succeed."

"One of the best strategems for easing stress is also one of the best for increasing it: Reduce the emphasis on hierarchy."

"To get commitment and high performance, organizations need to create the conditions that will give people opportunities to be winners."

"Management's task is increasingly one of setting direction and then motivating and harnessing the collective and creative energies of everyone involved."

"No major change efforts should be started before the urgent reasons for change can be articulated convincingly."

"Being individualistic and competitive can foster creativity and innovation. But it can also stifle cooperation and coordination."

"Trust is a fundamental requirement for focused achievement, courageous decision making, creative disagreements, cooperation, teamwork, and a sense of unity."

"Like people, many corporations have to hit bottom before they can achieve success."