Believe passionately in what you do, and never knowingly compromise your standards and values. Act like a true professional, aiming for true excellen…

- David Maister

Left untended, knowledge and skill, like all assets, depreciate in value surprisingly quickly.

- David Maister

Your task as a leader is to help others to succeed, not to strive only for your own success. If I don't trust your motives, nothing else will matter …

- David Maister

If your clients aren't actively telling their friends about you, maybe your work isn't as great as you think it is.

- David Maister

You cannot and should not try to please everyone. Make sure that the right people like you, and it will be expected that others will not. That's how …

- David Maister

Focus on being the best you can at what you want to do.

- David Maister

What you do with your billable time determines your current income, but what you do with your non-billable time determines your future.

- David Maister

What do I have to do to earn and deserve the key relationships that are going to get me where I want to go?

- David Maister

I will accept your influence, guidance and direction if (and only if) I believe that you and I share similar goals.

- David Maister