No Generalizing Beyond The Data, No Theory.

Companies Are Communities. Theres A Spirit Of Working Together. Communities Are Not A Place Where A Few People Allow Themselves To Be Singled Out As Solely Responsible For Success.

An Enterprise Is A Community Of Human Beings, Not A Collection Of "human Resources".

The Great Myth Is The Manager As Orchestra Conductor. It's This Idea Of Standing On A Pedestal And You Wave Your Baton And Accounting Comes In, And You Wave It Somewhere Else And Marketing Chimes In With Accounting, And They All Sound Very Glorious. But Management Is More Like Orchestra Conducting During Rehearsals, When Everything Is Going Wrong.

The Real Challenge In Crafting Strategy Lies In Detecting Subtle Discontinuities That May Undermine A Business In The Future. And For That There Is No Technique, No Program, Just A Sharp Mind In Touch With The Situation.

Management And Leadership Are Not Separate Spheres. The Two Skills Work Together In The Larger Realm Of “communityship.