There is a difference between running with all your heart with your eyes closed and running with all your heart with your eyes wide open.

Follow those who follow something bigger than themselves - an idea, a belief, a vision, a cause. Run away from those who say we need to follow them.

Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?

We can not lead an organization, we can run an organization. We can only lead people.