Social media provides the modern-day version of mystery shopping and walking the halls.

Listen more than you talk.

Though decisions regarding work/life balance are important and vary widely from person to person, it may not be wise in the long run to optimize for doing the bare minimum at work.

Great work, professional relationships, and learning experiences compound over time, much the way money does - investing $100 today creates much more value than investing $100 a decade from now.

I don't watch TV or movies or play video games.

If there can be three certain things in life, instead of two, it might be death, taxes, and data.

The need for strong partners and employees persists throughout the life of a company, but it is especially important in the beginning.

Social media isn't a one-way broadcast; it's a multiway opportunity for dialogue.

In addition to replacing many jobs, automation will also transform other jobs. Professions involving high touch, personal relationships - such as clergy, dentists, and financial advisors, for instance - face the least risk of automation but will nevertheless be profoundly transformed.

Looking back at my first job, even when I was asked to do something seemingly menial, unglamorous, or very difficult, I always went all-in. In my most trying moments with managers I liked the least, I did not give up, complain, or slack off.